The ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ Roadrunners earned a point on the road Saturday, but saw their lead in the Pacific Division cut to two points with a 4-3 shootout loss to second-place Stockton on Saturday night in an American Hockey League game.
First-place ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ (30-15-1-2) fell behind 2-0 before Andy Miele cut the deficit to 2-1 with a goal 3:48 into the second period. He then cut the lead to 3-2 with his second goal, 12:10 into the third.
Blake Speers tied the game at 3 with a goal just 1:01 after Miele. After no one scored in overtime, the Heat won the game in the shootout.
ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ has 63 points this season, three ahead of Colorado and Stockton, which are tied for second place.
The Roadrunners conclude their seven-game road trip with a game at San Jose on Monday night. The 7 p.m. contest will air on 1450-AM.
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ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ is 2-3-1 on the trip. The Roadrunners are next at home against Stockton at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday.
Pima baseball
No. 12-ranked Pima stayed perfect on the year thanks to a pair of wins Saturday in their first ACCAC games.
The Aztecs (13-0, 2-0) swept a doubleheader from visiting ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ Western, winning 7-6 and 15-12.Â
Pima scored three times in the bottom of the seventh in the opener, and won the game on an error. In the nightcap, the Aztecs erased a 7-1 lead in the fifth inning by scoring seven times in the fifth and adding seven more runs in the sixth.
Angel Castillo (4-0) earned both wins on the day in relief. Angel Ochoa went a combined 3 for 8 with six RBIs.
The Aztecs are now on the road for three straight doubleheaders, starting on Tuesday at South Mountain.
Pima women's basketball
Pima reached the 20-win plateau with an easy 96-68 win over visiting South Mountain on Saturday.
The Aztecs (20-7, 13-6) won their fourth straight game. Five players scored in double figures, led by Haile Gleason. She had 21 points, six rebounds and three assists and hit 6 of 16 3-pointers.
Fama Thiam added a career-high 19 points to go with six rebounds and five assists.
Pima visits Chandler-Gilbert at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday.
Pima men's basketball
The Aztecs (17-10, 11-8) won its sixth game in a row Saturday by beating visiting South Mountain 102-85.
Rashad Smith just missed a triple-double with 30 points, 10 assists and nine rebounds.
Jake Lieppert scored 32 points and notched seven rebounds. He hit 8 of 15 3-pointers in the win.
Pima has three games left in the regular season, starting with a contest at Chandler-Gilbert at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday.
