The Florence Gophers will be playing at home against the Tonopah Valley Phoenix at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Florence is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.6 runs per game this season.
Florence can now show off eight landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Wednesday. Everything went their way against San Tan Foothills as Florence made off with a 15-3 win. Winning may never get old, but Florence sure is getting used to it with their third in a row.
Cameron Lorefice made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched two innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Lorefice has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two hits in five consecutive pitching appearances. Lorefice was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 1-for-2.
In other pitching news, Jagger Navarro looked comfortable as he pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks).
Back at the plate, Florence got a massive performance out of Zane O?Rourke, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2. Wyatt Stenson was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Tonopah Valley suffered a tough 11-1 loss at the hands of Yuma Catholic on Wednesday. Tonopah Valley has not had much luck with Yuma Catholic recently, as the team's come up short the last eight times they've met.
Florence's victory bumped their record up to 13-2. As for Tonopah Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-8.
Florence was able to grind out a solid win over Tonopah Valley when the teams last played back in March of 2023, winning 10-5. Will Florence repeat their success, or does Tonopah Valley have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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