Santa Rita is on an 11-game streak of home losses (dating back to last season), Pima a four-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck is about to change. The Santa Rita Eagles will take on the Pima Roughriders at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
Last Monday, Santa Rita fell victim to a rough 16-2 loss at the hands of Morenci.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Pima gave their fans yet another huge victory on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Willcox as Pima made off with a 16-2 win.
Riley Alder made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Alder was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last seven times he's played.
In other batting news, Jaxon John was incredible, going 1-for-2 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Jeremiah Martinez, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2.
Santa Rita's defeat dropped their record down to 0-9. As for Pima, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a massive bump to their 13-8-1 record this season.
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