Softball Game Preview: Deer Valley Skyhawks vs. Agua Fria Owls

By Team Reports Apr 23, 2025, 11:56pm

Softball Preview: Deer Valley Skyhawks vs. Agua Fria Owls

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For the second straight game, Deer Valley will face off against Agua Fria. The Skyhawks will be playing in front of their home fans against the Owls at 3:45 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Deer Valley has three straight wins, Agua Fria has five straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.

Deer Valley is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They were the clear victors by a 21-3 margin over Agua Fria on Wednesday. Considering the Skyhawks have won 14 matches by more than six runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.

Adyson Ordway was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than one hit in three consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with one double and one RBI.

Kyla Decker

Runs Batted In (Career)

04/23/25 @ Agua Fria7
03/20/25 vs Miami6
04/02/25 vs Estrella Foothills5
04/05/24 vs Cactus5
04/15/25 @ Peoria4

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Kyla Decker, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, seven RBI, and two runs. Those seven RBI gave her a new career-high. Taylor Passalacqua was another key player, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with three runs and one stolen base.

Deer Valley was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .690. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .323 or higher in 11 consecutive contests.

Deer Valley pushed their record up to 20-5-1 with the victory, which was their eighth straight on the road. The road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.1 runs over those games. As for Agua Fria, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-15.

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