Empire has enjoyed the comforts of home their last four games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will face off against the Pima Roughriders at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Last Tuesday, Empire fell victim to a tough 9-1 defeat at the hands of Tanque Verde. Empire has struggled against Tanque Verde recently, as their contest on Tuesday was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Ben Savage made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with a triple and a run.
Meanwhile, Pima narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Thatcher 6-5. The victory was just what Pima needed coming off of a 10-3 loss in their prior matchup.
Pima saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Devon Hewitt, who went 2-for-4 with a triple, a run, and an RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Colter Kempton, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with a stolen base and an RBI.
Empire's defeat dropped their record down to 9-13. As for Pima, their win bumped their record up to 10-8-1.
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