The Cactus Cobras will head out on the road to challenge the Sahuarita Mustangs at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Cactus has given up an average of 7.8 runs per game this season, but Thursday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Cactus came up short against Estrella Foothills on Wednesday, falling 14-2. The Cobras have struggled against the Wolves recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive lost meeting.
Cactus saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Raven Anderson, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Sahuarita came tearing into Wednesday's contest with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 11.3 runs), and they left with even more momentum. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Panthers an 18-0 shutout. The Mustangs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight games by six runs or more this season.
Sahuarita pushed their record up to 17-5-1 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.8 runs over those games. As for Cactus, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-17.
Cactus couldn't quite get it done against Sahuarita in their previous matchup back in April of 2016 as they fell 4-1. Can the Cobras avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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