Kofa is a perfect 3-0 against Cesar Chavez since April of 2016 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Thursday. The Kofa Kings are taking a road trip to square off against the Cesar Chavez Champions at 3:45 p.m. Kofa is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.5 runs per game this season.
Kofa will bounce into Thursday's matchup after beating Gila Ridge, who they had gone 0-9 against in their nine prior meetings. Everything went Kofa's way against Gila Ridge on Wednesday as Kofa made off with a 15-3 victory. The Kings not only won on Wednesday, but they posted their biggest win since April 4, 2024.
Kofa got a great performance from Gael Vargas as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over five innings pitched. The dominant performance also gave Vargas a new career-low in earned runs (zero).
Julio Reina
| 03/19/25 @ Gila Ridge | 3 |
| 02/26/25 @ Gilbert Christian | 3 |
| 03/14/25 @ Canyon View | 2 |
| 03/03/25 vs Brophy College Prep | 2 |
| 02/28/25 vs Nogales | 2 |
| + 6 more games |
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Julio Reina, who went 4-for-5 with three runs, four RBI, and two doubles. He has become a key player for Kofa: the team is 4-1 when he posts at least two runs, but 2-4 otherwise. Ryan Rosas was another key player, scoring three runs while going 3-for-4.
Kofa always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .561. The last time their OBP was this high was back in April of 2024.
Meanwhile, Cesar Chavez lost 17-3 to Highland on Monday. The loss continues a trend for the Champions in their meetings with the Hawks: they've now lost four in a row.
Kofa is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a massive bump to their 6-5 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.0 runs over those games. Cesar Chavez now has a losing record of 4-5.
Kofa took their win against Cesar Chavez when the teams last played back in February of 2022 by a conclusive 9-1. Will Kofa repeat their success, or does Cesar Chavez have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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