Basic scored early and often to defeat Coronado in a Class 5A Southern Region playoff elimination game and stay alive in its quest to repeat as state champion.
Baseball
Coronado kept the top of Basic’s lineup quiet in the bottom of the seventh to help the Cougars complete the season sweep of the reigning 5A state champions.
A five-run fourth inning proved to be enough as Green Valley snapped Coronado’s 10-game winning streak Thursday in a key Class 5A Desert League game.
Coronado junior outfielder Evan Festa went 3-for-4 with two RBIs and a home run in the Cougars’ 9-7 win over Cimarron-Memorial on Thursday.
Coronado defeated Cimarron-Memorial in a high school baseball game Thursday. Here are photos from the game.