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Ray High Bearcats
The eighth-ranked Ray baseball team handily defeated Ft. Thomas last Tuesday 11 – 1 before suffering a 15 – 7 loss at No. 11 Alchesay, a team that figures to be among the 24-team playoff field along with the Cats.
Senior John Wernett was named Player of the Game after going 3-for-3 with two doubles, a triple and four RBI in the win against Ft. Thomas. He also drew one of the Cats’ seven walks in the game.
Noah Warren hit a double and drove in a run, accounting for one of only five hits in the game for the Cats’, who took advantage of their seven free passes in the game.
Warren, a junior, combined with senior Austin Huffman to limit the Apaches to only a single run with each pitching three innings in the game. Huffman, the starter and pitcher of record, allowed a run on four hits with a walk and four strikeouts. Warren gave up only two hits, walked three and fanned five.
Upcoming schedule: Apr. 26 vs. Pima and Apr. 27 at Superior (regular season finale). 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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