Baseball Recap: Ash Fork/Seligman Spartans vs. Valley Union Blue Devils
It was a good run, but Ash Fork/Seligman unfortunately witnessed the end of their six-game winning streak on Friday. They suffered a tough 12-1 defeat at the hands of the Valley Union Blue Devils. Ash Fork/Seligman was red-hot at the plate headed into the match (they scored no less than ten runs in the six games prior) but Valley Union's pitchers proved too tough.
Ash Fork/Seligman saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Andres Santoyo, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-1. Santoyo is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played.
On Valley Union's side, Dylan Mitchell made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also didn't allow any walks). Mitchell was also solid in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Elijah Riesgo and Miles Richardson did most of the damage at the plate: Riesgo scored a run while going 2-for-4, while Richardson scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-2. Maroney Flores was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
Ash Fork/Seligman's loss dropped their record down to 9-3. As for Valley Union, they now have a winning record of 7-6.
Ash Fork/Seligman is on the road again on Saturday to play Superior at 10:00 a.m. As for Valley Union, they will challenge Duncan at 3:45 p.m. on Tuesday.
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