Baseball Game Preview: Youngker Roughriders vs. Paradise Valley Trojans

For the second straight game, Youngker will face off against Paradise Valley. Youngker will welcome Paradise Valley at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Youngker will aim to continue their four-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last.

Having struggled with four losses in a row, Youngker turned things around against Paradise Valley on Tuesday. They came out on top against the Trojans by a score of 6-2.

Derrick Linley spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned runs on six hits. That's the fewest hits he has allowed since back in April of 2024.

Daniel Rojas

Runs Batted In (Career)

03/25/25 @ Paradise Valley	3
04/12/24 vs Glendale	2
04/03/24 @ Buckeye	2
03/27/24 @ Washington	1
03/13/24 vs Washington	1

At the plate, the team relied heavily on Daniel Rojas, who went 3-for-4 with three RBI and one double. Those three RBI gave him a new career-high.

Paradise Valley's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 7-7. As for Youngker, their win was their first in the region, bumping their region record up to 1-4 and their overall record up to 5-5.