Panthers drop consecutive games for first time

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  The Superior baseball team lost back-to-back games last week for the first time this season. The ninth-ranked Panthers were defeated at home 6 – 3 by No. 11 Alchesay last Tuesday before a 6 – 0 loss at No. 2 Pima last Thursday.

  Perhaps most concerning is the loss to Pima was the second time in the Panthers’ last five games that they have been shutout. They lost to Miami at home on Apr. 7, 11 – 0.

  At a time when playoff teams should be peaking, the Panthers appear to be in a mini-slump offensively. But their offense is too good to be down for long and has the ability to turn things around quickly, which it can in the upcoming final week of the regular season.

  Eli Olmos tripled and had one of the Panthers’ three hits in the loss to the Falcons last Tuesday. Edgar Galindo, Steven Ybarra, and Nicolaus Cruz each drove in a run. Ybarra, a freshman, and Cruz accounted for the Panthers’ other two hits in the game.

  Upcoming schedule: Apr. 26 at Hayden and Apr. 27 vs. Ray. Both games are scheduled for 4 p.m.  Upcoming schedule:  Apr. 26 at Hayden and Apr. 27 vs. Ray (regular season finale and Senior Day). Both games are scheduled for 4 p.m.

Andy Luberda (1149 Posts)

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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