Baseball Game Preview: Desert Hills Thunder vs. Cedar Reds

For the second straight game, Desert Hills will face off against Cedar. The Thunder will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against the Reds at 7:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Desert Hills has three straight wins, Cedar has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.

Desert Hills gave up the first runs on Tuesday, but they didn't let that get them down. They were the clear victors by a 12-2 margin over Cedar. Considering the Thunder have won 12 matches by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.

Crew Christensen

Batters Struck Out

04/15/25 @ Cedar	6
04/04/25 vs Crimson Cliffs	3
04/01/25 @ Dixie	2
03/22/25 vs Spanish Fork	0
03/13/25 vs Orem	6

Crew Christensen made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out six batters over four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off six hits (and not a single walk). That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in March. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with two RBI and one double.

In other batting news, Desert Hills got a massive performance out of Haigen Reed, who went 2-for-3 with one home run and three runs. Briggs Fillmore was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3.

Desert Hills kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 14 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least eight hits in six consecutive contests.

Cedar's loss dropped their record down to 10-9. As for Desert Hills, their victory bumped their record up to 19-2.

Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Wednesday. Desert Hills hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 1.2 home runs per game. However, it's not like Cedar struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.4 home runs. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.