Baseball Game Preview: Desert Hills Thunder vs. Hurricane Tigers

For the second straight game, Desert Hills will face off against Hurricane. The Thunder will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Tigers at 7:30 p.m. The timing is sure in Desert Hills' favor as the squad sits on 18 straight wins at home (dating back to last season) while Hurricane has been banged up by 11 consecutive losses on the road also dating back to last season.

Desert Hills barely beat Hurricane the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Thunder were the clear victors by an 8-2 margin over the Tigers on Wednesday. The Thunder might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won ten contests by six runs or more this season.

Jace Fillmore

Batters Struck Out

04/09/25 @ Hurricane	3
03/14/25 vs Wasatch	1
03/07/25 vs Cyprus	4

Jace Fillmore made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed three innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. What's more, he posted three strikeouts, the most he's had since back in March. He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3. That stolen base marked the first that he snagged this season.

In other pitching news, Maddux MacIntosh looked comfortable as he tossed four innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits.

Back at the plate, Stoakli Tate was incredible, going 1-for-2 with one home run, four RBI, and one stolen base. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in March. The team also got some help courtesy of Crew Christensen, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.

Hurricane's loss dropped their record down to 6-11. As for Desert Hills, their win bumped their record up to 17-2.

Hurricane's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Desert Hills hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .377. It's a different story for Hurricane, though, as they've only averaged .221. Will they be able to contain Desert Hills' hitters? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.