Maricopa’s boys baseball team was unable to overcome errors on Friday, losing to Empire 18-9.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Final | |
| Empire | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 18 |
| Maricopa | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
Seniors Cody Seymore and Kie Zabawa helped keep the Rams from losing by mercy rule in the fifth inning with back-to-back doubles.
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