While St. Mary didn't have the best season last year (they finished 6-14), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They walked away with an 8-4 win over the Tombstone Yellow Jackets on Friday.
The team relied heavily on Giahni Ruiz, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI. Marianna Hernandez was another key player, going 1-for-2 with one triple, one run, and one RBI.
St. Mary's is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.3 runs over those games. Tombstone's loss dropped their record down to 7-7.
Coming up, St. Mary's is taking a road trip to challenge Marcos de Niza at 3:45 p.m. on Tuesday. The game will give St. Mary's their first taste of in-conference action this season. As for Tombstone, they have already played their next contest, an 8-3 defeat against Safford on the 22nd.
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