Baseball Preview: Desert Mountain Wolves vs. Williams Field Black Hawks
Desert Mountain has enjoyed a seven-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will take on the Williams Field Black Hawks at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Desert Mountain is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.3 runs per game this season.
On Thursday, Desert Mountain sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 7-6 victory over Churchill. The win was just what Desert Mountain needed coming off of a 19-0 defeat in their prior contest.
Lance Samuels was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Andrew Kasianko, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Williams Field can now show off six landslide victories after their most recent match on Thursday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Casa Grande a 12-0 shutout. The victory was familiar territory for Williams Field who now have three in a row.
Jaxon Valdez spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just zero earned runs on three hits and racked up nine Ks.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Peyton Greenman, who went 3-for-5 with two stolen bases, three RBI, and two runs. Niko Ramirez was another key contributor, scoring three runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Desert Mountain is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-6 record this season. As for Williams Field, their record now sits at 11-6.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Saturday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Desert Mountain has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Williams Field struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.2. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Desert Mountain suffered a grim 8-0 defeat to Williams Field when the teams last played back in March of 2023. Thankfully for Desert Mountain, Kenan Harvey (who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 16 over six innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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