On Wednesday, Sabino faced Salpointe Catholic in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Sabino Sabercats' rough 9-1 defeat to the Salpointe Catholic Lancers might stick with them for a while. Having soared to a lofty 19 runs in the game before, Sabino couldn't push the score so high this time.
Lilly Mann was cooking despite her team's loss, getting on base in all three of her plate appearances with a home run.
On Salpointe Catholic's side, Jordan Goedel made a splash while hitting and pitching. She pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Goedel has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one hit in six consecutive pitching appearances. Goedel was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Brooke Wild and Izzy Soto did most of the damage at the plate: Wild went 2-for-4 with a triple, a run, and an RBI, while Soto scored a run while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Regina Garcia was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing a base.
Sabino's loss dropped their record down to 19-6. As for Salpointe Catholic, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 17 of their last 18 games, which provided a nice bump to their 24-2 record this season.
Sabino will be playing at home against Safford at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Safford is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.8 runs per game this season. As for Salpointe Catholic, they will be playing at home against Sahuaro at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Salpointe Catholic has three straight victories, Sahuaro has 15 straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
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