Douglas is 2-8 against Sahuarita since March of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Douglas Bulldogs will head out on the road to take on the Sahuarita Mustangs at 3:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Douglas had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 14.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Monday. Everything went their way against the Red Wolves as they made off with a 14-7 victory.
Douglas got a massive performance out of Isaac Higuera, who scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Jose Ivan Higuera was another key contributor, scoring four runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, after only two runs in their last game, Sahuarita made sure to put some runs up on the board against Thatcher on Friday. Sahuarita was the clear victor by a 16-2 margin over Thatcher.
Douglas pushed their record up to 15-5 with that win, which was their fifth straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.0 runs per game. As for Sahuarita, their victory bumped their record up to 11-9.
Douglas came out on top in a nail-biter against Sahuarita when the teams last played back in March, sneaking past 6-4. The rematch might be a little tougher for Douglas since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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