Nogales had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5 runs), and they went ahead and made it five on Saturday. Everything went their way against the Sahuarita Mustangs as they made off with a 13-5 win. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Nogales also won the last time the pair played back in April of 2023.
Jorge Amaya was a standout: he went 1-for-3 with a home run and three RBI. Ralph Felix was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4.
On Sahuarita's side, Colton Johnson was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-3 with a home run. The team also got some help courtesy of Brian Perry, who scored a run while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Nogales has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-8 record this season. As for Sahuarita, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 13-12.
Nogales will be playing at home against Apollo at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Nogales is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.5 runs per game this season. Sahuarita does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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