Baseball Recap: Tuesday's Defeat Ends Apple Valley's Winning Streak

Sun Devils

Previous 5 Games

04/29/25 vs Sultana	4-7
04/24/25 vs Burroughs	6-0
04/22/25 @ Burroughs	11-4
04/17/25 vs Hesperia	3-0
04/15/25 @ Hesperia	7-4

Apple Valley dropped their record down to 19-6 on Tuesday, which also ended the team's eight-game streak of wins. They took a 7-4 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Sultana Sultans. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Sultans this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 12-6 back in March.

Beau Lloyd put in work no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched five innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with one run and one double.

In other batting news, Isaiah Reveron made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with one home run. Another player making a difference was Seth Robertson, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with one double.

As for Sultana, the victory was the 16th in a row for them, bringing their record up to 20-2-1. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.9 runs over those games.

On Sultana's side, Brayden Booth was incredible, going 1-for-3 with one home run and three RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Alex Gamez, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two stolen bases, one run, and one RBI.

While Apple Valley had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:15 p.m. on Thursday.