Pima is 2-8 against Morenci since April of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Pima Roughriders will be playing in front of their home fans against the Morenci Wildcats at 4:00 p.m. One thing working in Pima's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last five matches.
Pima is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Monday, just like they did against Santa Rita (and have done all season long). Pima blew past Santa Rita 18-2.
Jeremiah Martinez made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and not a single walk). Martinez was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Colter Kempton, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 1-for-3. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played. Another player making a difference was Ramone Hernandez, who scored two runs and stole two bases.
Meanwhile, Morenci came up short against Benson on Friday and fell 9-5. Morenci has not had much luck with Benson recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
Peyton Basteen made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 3-for-4 with two RBI and a double. Emilio Roybal was another key contributor, scoring two runs while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Pima has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a massive bump to their 15-8-1 record this season. As for Morenci, their loss dropped their record down to 13-11.
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