The Catalina Foothills Falcons will face off against the Mica Mountain Thunderbolts at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
Catalina Foothills barely beat Sahuaro the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Falcons never let the Cougars get on the board and left with an 11-0 victory on Thursday. Considering the Falcons have won nine games by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Parker Jacome
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The team relied heavily on Parker Jacome, who scored a run while going 3-for-3. Those three hits gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Cooper Kruk, who went 1-for-2 with one triple and two RBI.
Catalina Foothills was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .400. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Sahuaro only posted a batting average of .222.
Meanwhile, Mica Mountain got the win against Douglas on Friday by a conclusive 9-2. The win continues a trend for the Thunderbolts in their matchups with the Bulldogs: they've now won three in a row.
Cole Lohrenz spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned runs on six hits. He also tossed no walks, which is notable because Mica Mountain is 3-1 when he allows at most one walk, but 3-7-1 otherwise.
On the hitting side, Johnny Nyman was a standout: he went 3-for-4 with one triple and two RBI. Ethan Hunt was another key player, going 2-for-3 with three RBI and one stolen base.
The victory was the third in a row for Catalina Foothills, bringing their record up to 12-3. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.3 runs over those games. As for Mica Mountain, their victory bumped their record up to 6-8-1.
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