The Flagstaff Eagles will be playing at home against the Bradshaw Mountain Bears at 3:45 p.m. on Friday. Flagstaff will be looking to keep their five-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
After some red-hot attacks at the plate in their last five matches, Flagstaff finally came back down to earth on Thursday. They fell just short of Prescott by a score of 2-1.
Meanwhile, Bradshaw Mountain can now show off seven landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Thursday. They blew past Mingus 9-3. The win made it back-to-back victories for Bradshaw Mountain.
Eliza Legge was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out 15 over seven innings pitched. Legge has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in seven consecutive pitching appearances. Legge was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
In other batting news, Bradshaw Mountain let Laila Silva and Kadence Williams loose on the outfield. Silva scored a run while going 2-for-2, while Williams scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Flagstaff's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 14-7. As for Bradshaw Mountain, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-6 record this season.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Friday. Flagstaff hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.6 home runs per game. However, it's not like Bradshaw Mountain struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.5. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Flagstaff skirted past Bradshaw Mountain 6-5 in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Bradshaw Mountain's Yasmine Bernal, who went 4-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and a double. Now that she won't be playing on Friday, will it be that much easier for Flagstaff to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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