Baseball Recap: Moon Valley Rockets vs. Thunderbird Titans
Moon Valley was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat. They suffered a tough 16-2 loss at the hands of the Thunderbird Titans. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Moon Valley of the 15-5 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in April of 2023.
Moon Valley saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Wyatt Simington, who scored a run while going 1-for-1.
On Thunderbird's side, Chase Benson was a standout: he went 4-for-4 with five RBI, two doubles, and a triple. The team also got some help courtesy of Noah Andersen, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Moon Valley's loss dropped their record down to 4-11. As for Thunderbird, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 9-10.
Moon Valley will look to defend their home field on Monday against St. Mary's at 6:30 p.m. Moon Valley has given up an average of 10.9 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week. As for Thunderbird, they will head out on the road to face off against Moon Valley at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Thunderbird will be hoping to continue their four-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last.
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