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Ray High Bearcats
The Ray baseball team is ranked sixth in the most recent rankings that were released earlier this week.
After a lopsided loss against American Leadership Academy last Tuesday, the Bearcats closed out the week with consecutive wins versus San Manuel and Hayden last Thursday and Friday, respectively.
Noah Warren had two hits and four RBI in the Cats’ 19 – 6 win against rival Hayden. One of the junior’s two hits was a triple, which was one of three Cats’ extra-base hits in the game.
Jaden Pace, a freshman, was 4-for-4 with two RBI. Fabian Valenzuela was 2-for-3 with three RBI. Austin Huffman, Anthony Lopez, and Brett Fackiner each recorded multi-hit games in the Cats’ 11th win of the season.
Fackiner, the pitcher of record, and Warren combined to pitch five innings. Warren tossed two scoreless innings in relief, allowing only a hit with four strikeouts in the short outing.
Upcoming schedule: Apr. 5 at Mogollon and Apr. 8 vs. Duncan. Both games are scheduled for 4 p.m.
Andrew Luberda began writing for Copper Area News Publishers (CANP) in February 2013 after working 15 years in Healthcare Financial Management. Andy covers sports for 11 high schools. His stories are published in Copper Basin News, San Manuel Miner and Superior Sun, in addition to the San Tan Valley Daily PRSS and CopperArea websites. Additionally, he has written human interest stories and business profiles. In May 2012, he earned an AAS in Sports Management at Central Arizona College before graduating with a BS in Communication from Arizona State University in 2014. He and his wife, Kelli, have three sons – AJ, Kyle, and Kade.
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