Yuma Catholic came tearing into Thursday's matchup with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.3 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They won by a run and slipped past the Northwest Christian Crusaders 4-3. That's more bragging rights for Yuma Catholic, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Yuma Catholic's victory was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Mickey Fox, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-3. Fox has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive pitching appearances. Another player making a difference was Ivan Guzman, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Yuma Catholic is on a roll lately: they've won 15 of their last 16 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 24-4 record this season. As for Northwest Christian, their loss ended a seven-game streak of away wins and brought them to 24-4.
As of now, neither Yuma Catholic nor Northwest Christian have any future games scheduled.
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