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Ray High Bearcats
The defending 1A State Champion Ray softball team improved to 4 – 0 following a 14 – 0 shutout victory against 2A San Manuel last Friday.
The Lady Cats took advantage of their six hits and five walks to score 14 runs.
Junior Tara Lorona led the offensive attack, going 3-for-3 with a pair of RBI. Janae Ruiz and Daniella Hinojos also drove in two runs apiece.
Hinojos, the Lady Cats’ ace, pitched a two-hit complete-game shutout to earn her fourth win of the year in as many starts.
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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