The San Tan Foothills Sabercats will head out to face off against the Northwest Christian Crusaders at 1:00 p.m. on Monday. San Tan Foothills has given up an average of 11.5 runs per game this season, but Monday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
San Tan Foothills came into their game on Friday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They came up short against Payson, falling 12-1. The Sabercats have struggled against the Longhorns recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost meeting.
San Tan Foothills saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Joseph Lorona, who went 2-for-3 with one RBI.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Northwest Christian). They put the hurt on Odyssey Institute with a sharp 18-1 victory on Friday. The result was nothing new for the Crusaders, who have now won 11 matchups by seven runs or more so far this season.
Northwest Christian is on a roll lately: they've won 15 of their last 17 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 17-6 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.7 runs over those games. As for San Tan Foothills, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-17.
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