Yuma waltzed into their matchup on Thursday with two straight wins... but they left with three. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Moon Valley Rockets a 10-0 shutout. That's more bragging rights for Yuma, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Damian Cabrera made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits over 4.2 innings pitched. Cabrera has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up a single walk in three consecutive pitching appearances. Cabrera was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, Jaime Ruelas was excellent, going 1-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and an RBI. Another player making a difference was Kevin Garcia, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Yuma is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-7-1 record this season. As for Moon Valley, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-10.
Yuma will have a chance to go back-to-back against Moon Valley: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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