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| 03/07/26 - Neutral | 4-1 W |
| 03/06/26 - Neutral | 8-5 W |
| 04/24/25 - Away | 7-12 L |
| 03/08/25 - Neutral | 5-7 L |
| 03/09/24 - Neutral | 11-2 W |
| + 5 more games |
Sahuarita and Empire are an even 5-5 against one another since March of 2022, but likely not for long. The Mustangs will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against the Ravens at 6:00 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Sahuarita 2.6, Empire 3.3) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Sahuarita is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Salpointe Catholic just ended the team's nine-game winning streak on Friday. They fell 8-5 to the Lancers.
Meanwhile, Empire waltzed into their contest on Tuesday with eight straight wins... but they left with nine. They were the clear victors by a 16-1 margin over the Titans. The Ravens might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 15 matchups by six runs or more this season.
Mia Garcia made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 11 over four innings pitched. Those 11 strikeouts gave her a new career-high. She was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in both of her plate appearances with two runs.
In other batting news, Gabrianna Brooks and Addison Heitholt did most of the damage at the plate: Brooks went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases and two runs, while Heitholt went a perfect 1-for-1 with two RBI, one run, and one double. Those two RBI gave Heitholt a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Kapri Tiggas, who got on base in all three of her plate appearances with three runs and one stolen base.
Empire was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .700. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .353 or higher in 13 consecutive games.
Sahuarita's loss dropped their record down to 21-5. As for Empire, their victory bumped their record up to 19-4.
Sahuarita was able to grind out a solid win over Empire in their previous meeting back in March, winning 4-1. Will the Mustangs repeat their success, or do the Ravens have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
