The San Manuel Miners will look to take advantage of their home field for the first time this season as they take on the Superior Panthers at 3:45 p.m. on Tuesday. San Manuel is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 11.2 runs per game this season.
San Manuel is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They put the hurt on San Miguel with a sharp 33-3 win two weeks ago. The Miners have beaten the Vipers the last three times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Vipers has come to flipping the script.
Laila Ruiz
| 03/10/25 @ San Miguel | 4 |
| 03/08/25 @ Bisbee | 2 |
| 03/04/25 @ Ray | 1 |
| 05/01/24 @ St. David | 1 |
| 04/23/24 @ Valley Union | 2 |
| + 6 more games |
The team relied heavily on Laila Ruiz, who scored four runs and stole a base while getting on base in all six of her plate appearances. That's the most runs she has posted since back in March of 2024. Another player making a difference was Brianna Ivy, who got on base in all three of her plate appearances with one home run, three runs, and four RBI.
San Manuel always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .755. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, after a string of five wins, Superior's good fortune finally ran out on Wednesday. They took an 11-7 hit to the loss column at the hands of Williams.
Stephanie Lopez was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4. She has been hot for a while, having posted at least one stolen base the last ten times she's played. Peyton Gibson was another key player, going a perfect 1-for-1 with two RBI and one double.
San Manuel's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-3. As for Superior, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-2.
San Manuel came up short against Superior in their previous matchup back in May of 2022, falling 6-3. Can San Manuel avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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