Softball Recap: Make It Four in a Row for Deer Valley

Deer Valley had to skate by with only a one-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the 18-run drubbing they dealt Miami on Thursday. Everything went the Deer Valley Skyhawks' way against the Miami Vandals as the Deer Valley Skyhawks made off with a 20-2 victory. The result was nothing new for the Skyhawks, who have now won five contests by seven runs or more so far this season.

Kyla Decker

Runs Batted In (Career)

03/20/25 vs Miami	6
04/05/24 vs Cactus	5
04/15/24 @ Goldwater	4
02/26/25 @ Goldwater	3
04/09/24 @ Cactus	3

Deer Valley got a massive performance out of Kyla Decker, who went 3-for-4 with one home run and six RBI. Those six RBI gave Decker a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Taylor Passalacqua, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.

Deer Valley was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .519. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.

The win (which was Deer Valley's fourth in a row) raised their record to 9-2-1. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.8 runs on average over those games. As for Miami, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-4.

Deer Valley wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next matchup, a 10-3 victory against Thunderbird on the 20th. As for Miami, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 14-7 loss against Browne on the 20th.