Baseball Preview: Verrado Vipers vs. Desert Edge Scorpions
Verrado is 7-1 against Desert Edge since April of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Verrado Vipers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Desert Edge Scorpions at 6:00 p.m. The two teams are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
Verrado had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 14 runs), and they went ahead and made it five on Tuesday. They blew past the Fighting Lobos 13-1. 13 seems to be a good number for Verrado as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Ranger Knudson made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out nine over four innings pitched. Knudson has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances. Knudson was also big at the plate, scoring four runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, Sam Hess was incredible, going 3-for-3 with six RBI and a double. Another player making a difference was Braden Marchese, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-1.
Meanwhile, Desert Edge scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Westview a 24-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for Desert Edge, who have now won five matchups by seven runs or more so far this season.
Like Verrado, Desert Edge also got a great game from a two-way player: Daniel Del Real. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over four innings pitched. Del Real was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with two RBI.
In other batting news, Desert Edge got a massive performance out of Zach Coleman, who went 2-for-3 with three runs, three RBI, and a triple. Boston Bauer was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Verrado's win bumped their record up to 7-10. As for Desert Edge, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 10-4.
Verrado took their win against Desert Edge in their previous matchup back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 18-6. Will Verrado repeat their success, or does Desert Edge have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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