The Estrella Foothills Wolves will face off against the Northwest Christian Crusaders at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Estrella Foothills 3.9, Northwest Christian 3.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Estrella Foothills' pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They were the clear victors by a 10-0 margin over North Canyon. The result was nothing new for the Wolves, who have now won six games by ten runs or more so far this season.
Michael Wax looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
Josh Vargas
| 03/20/25 @ Westview | 3 |
| 04/04/25 vs North Canyon | 2 |
| 03/27/25 vs Peoria | 2 |
| 03/25/25 @ Peoria | 2 |
| 04/03/25 vs Snowflake | 1 |
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At the plate, the team relied heavily on Josh Vargas, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. He is becoming a predictor of Estrella Foothills' success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 4-8 when he doesn't). Landon Sloan was another key player, going 2-for-4 with one triple, two RBI, and one run.
Meanwhile, Northwest Christian unfortunately witnessed the end of their nine-game winning streak on Friday. They fell just short of Buckeye by a score of 4-2. Having soared to a lofty 11 runs in the game before, the Crusaders couldn't push the score so high this time.
Northwest Christian's loss dropped their record down to 11-5. As for Estrella Foothills, the victory got them back to even at 8-8.
Everything went Estrella Foothills' way against Northwest Christian when the teams last played back in April of 2024, as Estrella Foothills made off with a 13-6 win. Do the Wolves have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Crusaders turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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