Rio Rico entered their tilt with Estrella Foothills with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Estrella Foothills Wolves on Saturday and snuck past 4-3. This was a revenge game for Rio Rico, as the team was forced to settle for an 8-3 loss when these two played last Thursday.
For Estrella Foothills' part, Joey Strobel was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
Even though they lost, Estrella Foothills hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. This was only their first loss (out of seven games) when they post two or more strikeouts.
Rio Rico has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-8 record this season. As for Estrella Foothills, their defeat ended an eight-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 17-3.
Rio Rico will take on Walden Grove at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Estrella Foothills, they will head out on the road to challenge Goldwater at 3:45 p.m. on Monday. Estrella Foothills is looking to tack on another W to their seven-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
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