July 4 2018 The Tucson Saguaros defeated the Ruidoso Osos 9-7 at Saguaros Park. Tucson collected 13 hits and overcame an early 4-1 deficit after Ruidoso scored twice in the first and twice in the third innings. The Saguaros answered with four runs in the fifth to take a 6-4 lead and added another run in the sixth.
Tucson extended its advantage with two runs in the eighth before Ruidoso scored twice in the ninth.
Jaquese Moore went 3-for-5 with a double, one run and one RBI.
Austin Hoffman added two hits and scored twice, while
Willie Ethington and
Corey Davis Jr. each drove in two runs.
Lawrence Chavez hit a home run and contributed one RBI.
Dillon Fahr led Ruidoso with three hits, including a home run and two doubles, while scoring three runs and driving in one.
Christian Triplett had two hits and one RBI for the Osos, who finished with 10 hits overall.
Skyler Sylvester earned the win for Tucson after allowing seven hits and five runs, four earned, in eight innings. He walked none and struck out seven.
Colton Draney took the loss for Ruidoso after surrendering 10 hits and seven earned runs in six innings with three strikeouts.
