Preview: Desert Vista Thunder vs. Basha Bears
Desert Vista is 0-7-2 against Basha since March of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Desert Vista Thunder are on the road again to play the Basha Bears at 3:45 p.m. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Desert Vista proved they can win big on Thursday (they won by ten) but on Monday they proved they can win the close ones too. They had just enough and edged Perry out 4-2.
Brendan Burke was a standout: he went 2-for-5 with a double and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Basha came tearing into Monday's matchup with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.3 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They blew past the Mountain Lions 10-0. Basha's win was all the more impressive since Red Mountain was averaging only 3.31 runs allowed on the season.
Zach Bolles tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out six over five innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Gavin Smith and Max Madrid did most of the damage at the plate: Smith scored a run while going 4-for-4, while Madrid went 1-for-4 with a home run, two additional RBI, and an additional run. Madrid is on a roll when it comes to home runs, as he's now launched at least one in the last four games he's played. Another player making a difference was Carson Agostini, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Desert Vista has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-5 record this season. As for Basha, they pushed their record up to 11-3-1 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road.
Desert Vista came up short against Basha in their previous matchup back in March of 2023, falling 7-4. Can Desert Vista avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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