Baseball Preview: Williams Field Black Hawks vs. Desert Mountain Wolves
The Williams Field Black Hawks will be playing at home against the Desert Mountain Wolves at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
In what's become a running theme this season, Williams Field gave their fans yet another huge win on Thursday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Casa Grande a 12-0 shutout. The victory was nothing new for Williams Field as they're now sitting on three straight.
Not much got past Jaxon Valdez, who gave up just three hits and racked up nine Ks to keep Casa Grande off the board.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Peyton Greenman, who went 3-for-5 with two stolen bases, three RBI, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Niko Ramirez, who scored three runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Thursday Desert Mountain sidestepped Churchill for a 7-6 win. The victory was just what Desert Mountain needed coming off of a 19-0 defeat in their prior game.
The team relied heavily on Lance Samuels, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Andrew Kasianko, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base and two RBI.
Williams Field is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-6 record this season. As for Desert Mountain, their win bumped their record up to 13-6.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Saturday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Williams Field has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.2 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Desert Mountain struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.7. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Everything went Williams Field's way against Desert Mountain in their previous meeting back in March of 2023 as Williams Field made off with an 8-0 victory. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Desert Mountain's Harmon Zysltra, who didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. Now that he won't be playing on Saturday, will it be that much easier for Williams Field to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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