Baseball Preview: Apple Valley Sun Devils vs. Hesperia Scorpions
After three games on the road, Apple Valley is heading back home. They will take on the Hesperia Scorpions at 3:15 p.m. on Wednesday. Apple Valley is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season.
Apple Valley fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against Elsinore on Monday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Tigers by a score of 5-4.
Apple Valley got a good showing from Cole Hedges, who tossed 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also didn't allow any walks).
At the plate, Apple Valley saw eight different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Luis Lechuga, who went 2-for-4 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Hesperia can now show off seven landslide victories after their most recent contest on Friday. They blew past Burroughs 15-7. The win made it back-to-back victories for Hesperia.
Hesperia let Josh Flores and Ethan Enriquez loose on the outfield. Flores scored three runs while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances, while Enriquez scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. Enriquez 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. The team also got some help courtesy of Dru Lona, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of his six plate appearances.
Apple Valley has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-8 record this season. As for Hesperia, their win ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 11-9.
Apple Valley skirted past Hesperia 11-9 in their previous meeting back in March. Does Apple Valley have another victory up their sleeve, or will Hesperia turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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