Baseball Recap: Valley Union Blue Devils vs. Patagonia Lobos
Valley Union had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They put the hurt on the Patagonia Lobos with a sharp 15-2 victory. That's more bragging rights for Valley Union, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Dylan Mitchell and Yahir Luna did most of the damage at the plate: Mitchell scored four runs and stole five bases while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances, while Luna got on base in four of his five plate appearances with two stolen bases, three runs, and four RBI. Steven Delacruz was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-5.
On Patagonia's side, they saw one different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Arturo Magallanes, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Valley Union's win ended a five-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 4-3. As for Patagonia, they dropped their record down to 2-6 with that defeat, which was their third straight at home.
Valley Union will take on Baboquivari at 3:45 p.m. on Wednesday. Valley Union is facing Baboquivari at the right time seeing as Baboquivari is stuck on a seven-game losing streak. As for Patagonia, they will head out on the road to challenge San Manuel at 3:45 p.m. on Wednesday. Patagonia is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.1 runs per game this season.
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