Cougars
| 03/18/25 vs Camp Verde | 7 |
| 03/17/25 vs ALA - West Foothills | 5 |
| 03/11/25 vs Payson | 6 |
| 03/10/25 @ Show Low | 6 |
| 03/04/25 @ Bourgade Catholic | 12 |
| + 3 more games |
Chino Valley is 9-1 against River Valley since March of 2015 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Tuesday. Chino Valley will look to defend their home field against River Valley at 3:45 p.m. Chino Valley is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season.
Chino Valley was handed a seven-run defeat in their previous outing, but that didn't affect their clutch gene on Tuesday. They skirted past Camp Verde 7-5. The Cougars haven't had any issues with the Cowboys recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive victory against them.
Caden Todd made a splash while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. Todd was also big at the plate, going 1-for-2 with one double and one RBI.
Todd wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Freddie Garcia, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Another was Ryan Lamotte, who went 2-for-4 with one double and one RBI.
Meanwhile, River Valley made easy work of Kingman on Wednesday and carried off a 13-3 win.
Like Chino Valley, River Valley also got a great game from a two-way player: Mickey Gonzalez. Throwing, Gonzalez struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits. Meanwhile, Hunter Koehler pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. At the plate, Gonzalez went 1-for-4 with one home run and four RBI, while Koehler scored four runs and stole three bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. That's the most runs Koehler has posted since back in April of 2024.
In other batting news, Mickey Smith was a standout: he scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Kai Cornell, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
River Valley is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 5-2-2 record this season. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to strikeouts: they averaged an imposing 8.2 strikeouts in those games compared to only four in the others. Chino Valley now has a winning record of 4-3-1.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Tuesday as neither team is afraid to steal. Chino Valley has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.6 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like River Valley struggles in that department as they've been averaging 2.7 stolen bases. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Chino Valley came out on top in a nail-biter against River Valley in their previous matchup back in March of 2024, sneaking past 10-9. Will Chino Valley repeat their success, or does River Valley has a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
