The Yuma Catholic Shamrocks will be playing at home against the Pusch Ridge Christian Academy Lions at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Yuma Catholic sitting on 11 straight victories and Pusch Ridge Christian Academy on four.
Yuma Catholic is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Arizona's top teams: Valley Christian, who was ranked ninth in their home state at the time (Yuma Catholic was ranked 14th). Yuma Catholic came out on top against Valley Christian by a score of 7-4 on Monday.
Ivan Guzman and Erik Topete did most of the damage at the plate: Guzman scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-4, while Topete scored a run while going 2-for-4. Jose Alcalde was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Pusch Ridge Christian Academy stacked a 12th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Thursday. They never let San Miguel onto the board and left with a 14-0 win.
Yuma Catholic's victory was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 20-3. As for Pusch Ridge Christian Academy, their win bumped their record up to 20-8.
Yuma Catholic skirted past Pusch Ridge Christian Academy 4-3 when the teams last played back in May of 2023. Will Yuma Catholic repeat their success, or does Pusch Ridge Christian Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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