The Paradise Honors Panthers will head out on the road to face off against the Yuma Criminals at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Paradise Honors is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.2 runs per game this season.
On Thursday, it was a hard-fought game, but Paradise Honors had to settle for a 5-4 loss against Salpointe Catholic. That's two games in a row now that Paradise Honors has lost by just one run.
Noah Rodriguez and Jaydan Herrera did some serious damage despite the final result: Rodriguez scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3, while Herrera went 2-for-3 with two doubles and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Yuma fell victim to a rough 11-3 defeat at the hands of San Luis on Wednesday.
Yuma saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Eli Lujan, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
This is the second loss in a row for Paradise Honors and nudges their season record down to 5-7. As for Yuma, they now have a losing record at 6-7-1.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Paradise Honors has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 9.5 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Yuma struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.6 per game. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Paradise Honors beat Yuma 3-0 in their previous meeting back in March of 2023. Does Paradise Honors have another victory up their sleeve, or will Yuma turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
