Tombstone is 5-0 against Santa Rita since April of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Tombstone Yellow Jackets will look to defend their home field against the Santa Rita Eagles at 4:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Tombstone has three straight victories, Santa Rita has 20 straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Tombstone stacked an eighth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Friday. They were the clear victor by an 11-5 margin over Willcox.
Kelly Bliss was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also didn't allow any walks). Bliss was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Bliss wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was DJ Elias, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4. Hank Moody was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, Santa Rita fell victim to Bisbee and their airtight pitching crew on Thursday. They suffered a tough 19-0 defeat at the hands of the Pumas.
Tombstone's win bumped their record up to 14-5. As for Santa Rita, their loss dropped their record down to 0-6.
Everything went Tombstone's way against Santa Rita when the teams last played back in March as Tombstone made off with a 22-0 victory. Does Tombstone have another victory up their sleeve, or will Santa Rita turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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