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Raiders sweep season series from Criminals

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Published 11:48 PM

Cibola rallies behind a three run fourth inning and hang on for a 4-2 win at Doan Field

YUMA, Ariz. ( KYMA-KECY-TV ) - The Yuma Criminals entered Wednesday night's contest at 3-3 and looked to avoid a series sweep against their crosstown rival Cibola. The two teams recently played each other on Friday night with the Raiders locking up the Criminals bats in an 11-0 victory. It was the first win on the season for Cibola as they looked to make it two in a row.

Yuma junior Justin Bouts throws a complete game in a 4-2 loss to Cibola on Wednesday night

With a nice crowd on hand at Doan Field, the Yuma Criminals jumped out to a 2-0 lead after one inning of play in front of the home crowd. Cibola scored one run in the third off junior starting pitcher Justin Bouts. Cibola added three more in the fourth to take a 4-2 lead.

Raiders starter Adrian Martinez worked four innings and gave up the two runs on seven hits. Sophomore Saul Benitez worked the final three innings in relief, thwarting two late Yuma rallies while striking out five.

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