Santa Rita is 0-4 against Morenci since March of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Santa Rita Eagles will look to defend their home field against the Morenci Wildcats at 4:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Sadly, Santa Rita is still looking for their first win of the season after eight games. They fell victim to a tough 13-0 loss at the hands of Benson on Thursday.
Meanwhile, Morenci came up short against Hayden on Saturday and fell 5-2. Morenci has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Morenci got a good showing from Bryant Figueroa, who tossed three innings while giving up no earned run off three hits.
At the plate, Morenci saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Austyn Nelson, who went 1-for-2 with a double and an RBI. Another player making a difference was Anthony Ballesteros, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Santa Rita's defeat dropped their record down to 0-8. As for Morenci, their loss dropped their record down to 12-9.
Santa Rita suffered a grim 12-2 defeat to Morenci in their previous matchup back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Morenci's Aaron Mason, who struck out six batters over two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and only one walk). Now that Santa Rita knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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