The Bisbee Pumas will be playing in front of their home fans against the St. Augustine Catholic Wolves at 3:45 p.m. on Thursday. Bisbee is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 12.6 runs per game this season.
In what's become a running theme this season, Bisbee gave their fans yet another huge win on Friday. They never let St. David onto the board and left with a 12-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Bisbee.
Bisbee got a massive performance out of Sebastian Lopez, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4. Lopez has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played. Horacio Olivarria was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, St. Augustine Catholic was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They fell just short of Chandler Prep by a score of 10-8.
St. Augustine Catholic saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Owen Ernle, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Wyatt Almand, who scored a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Bisbee is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-5 record this season. As for St. Augustine Catholic, they now have a losing record at 9-10.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Bisbee has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like St. Augustine Catholic struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.7. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Everything went Bisbee's way against St. Augustine Catholic in their previous meeting back in April of 2023 as Bisbee made off with a 20-7 win. Does Bisbee have another victory up their sleeve, or will St. Augustine Catholic turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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