After flying high against Globe last Tuesday, Coolidge came back down to earth. The Coolidge Bears wound up on the wrong side of a tough 14-4 walloping at the hands of the San Tan Foothills Sabercats on Thursday. Coolidge was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as San Tan Foothills apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played two weeks ago.
Coolidge saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Patrick Perez, who went 2-for-4 with a home run. The team also got some help courtesy of Jon Yrigoyen, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base and a double.
On San Tan Foothills' side, Tristan Nickerson was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing three innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Nickerson was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Cohen Scott was incredible, firing off two home runs, seven RBI, and a stolen base while going 2-for-4. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was David Robbeloth, who scored three runs while going 3-for-4.
Coolidge's loss was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 9-8. As for San Tan Foothills, their victory bumped their record up to 7-9.
Coolidge will look to defend their home field on Saturday against San Miguel at 10:00 a.m. Coolidge is facing San Miguel at the right time seeing as San Miguel is stuck on a 13-game losing streak. As for San Tan Foothills, they will head out on the road to take on Blue Ridge at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. San Tan Foothills will be hoping to continue their four-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last.
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