Baseball Preview: Estrella Foothills Wolves vs. Paradise Honors Panthers
The Estrella Foothills Wolves will head out on the road to face off against the Paradise Honors Panthers at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Paradise Honors is hoping to do on Saturday what Agua Fria couldn't on Thursday: put an end to Estrella Foothills' winning streak, which now stands at six games. Estrella Foothills' pitcher stepped up to hand Agua Fria a 15-0 shutout.
Slater McVey spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just zero earned runs on one hit.
On the hitting side, Alec Schaeffer was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing three bases while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was Landon Sloan, who went 1-for-2 with a home run and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Paradise Honors had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 12 runs), and they went ahead and made it four on Thursday. They put the hurt on the Rockets with a sharp 13-0 win. Give Paradise Honors' pitching crew some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
The team relied heavily on Jack Moore, who went 3-for-4 with a home run, two stolen bases, and three runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Tucker Klingshei, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Estrella Foothills has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 15 of their last 16 games, which provided a nice bump to their 23-3 record this season. As for Paradise Honors, they now have a winning record of 11-10.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Saturday as neither team is afraid to steal. Estrella Foothills has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Paradise Honors struggles in that department as they've been averaging 4.7. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Estrella Foothills came out on top in a nail-biter against Paradise Honors when the teams last played back in March of 2023, sneaking past 4-3. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Paradise Honors' Travis Albert, who tossed 7.1 innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off eight hits. Now that he won't be playing on Saturday, will it be that much easier for Estrella Foothills to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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