The San Tan Foothills Sabercats will face off against the Monument Valley Mustangs at 8:00 a.m. on Saturday. San Tan Foothills will be strutting in after a victory while Monument Valley will be coming in after a loss.
San Tan Foothills is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They never let Joseph City get on the board and left with a 15-0 win on Friday. The Sabercats not only won on Friday, but they posted their biggest win since March 12, 2024.
Chase Tebaqui
| 04/11/25 vs Joseph City | 2 |
| 04/10/25 vs La Joya Community | 1 |
| 03/26/25 @ Show Low | 1 |
| 03/25/25 @ ALA - Ironwood | 1 |
| 03/11/25 @ Ray | 1 |
Chase Tebaqui was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in hits (two). Thomas Pascuel was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
San Tan Foothills always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .618. They are 2-1 when they post an OBP of .513 or better.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Monument Valley's offense. They came up short against Salome on Friday, falling 20-0. Having soared to a lofty 12 runs in the game before, the Mustangs' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Monument Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 2-13. As for San Tan Foothills, their victory bumped their record up to 3-13.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Saturday as neither team is afraid to steal. San Tan Foothills has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.4 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Monument Valley struggles in that department as they've been averaging 2.8 stolen bases. The only question left is which team can snag more.
San Tan Foothills took their win against Monument Valley in their previous matchup back in April of 2017 by a conclusive 11-1 score. Will the Sabercats repeat their success, or do the Mustangs have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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