Morenci won the last time they faced St. Johns, and things went their way on Friday too. The Morenci Wildcats came out on top against the St. Johns Redskins by a score of 6-3. The win made it back-to-back victories for Morenci.
Anthony Ballesteros made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits over four innings pitched. Ballesteros was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Emilio Roybal was excellent, going 3-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
On St. Johns' side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Michael Bushman, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI.
Morenci's victory bumped their record up to 8-6. As for St. Johns, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-2.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Morenci will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against Benson at 4:00 p.m. Morenci is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.8 runs per game this season. As for St. Johns, they will head out on the road to square off against Pinon at 3:30 p.m. on Monday. St. Johns' pitching crew has only allowed 3.2 runs per game this season, so Pinon's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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