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Edgar Galindo (2) starred at the plate and on the mound in No. 1 Superior’s victory at San Tan Foothills last Friday.
The top-ranked Superior baseball team defeated 2A conference No. 4-ranked San
Tan Foothills on the road last Friday, 8 – 2.
The Panthers, who are now 18 – 3 on the season, scored a run in the first, two in the third, three more in the fourth and a pair in the fifth. The Sabercats scored both of their runs in the fifth, already trailing, 8 – 0.
Edgar Galindo went 2-for-4, including a double and a homerun, and drove in a run. Nicolaus Cruz doubled for one of his two hits in the game, in which he had two RBI. Kale Major also went 2-for-4 with a pair of RBI and Steven Ybarra doubled and had an RBI. The Panthers totaled six extra-base hits in the win.
On the mound, Cruz earned the win, going five innings and allowing only two runs – one earned – on two hits with five strikeouts and five walks. Galindo pitched two scoreless innings in relief.
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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