Baseball Preview: Bradshaw Mountain Bears vs. Agua Fria Owls
Bradshaw Mountain is 3-0 against Agua Fria since February of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Bradshaw Mountain Bears will head out on the road to take on the Agua Fria Owls at 3:45 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Bradshaw Mountain has four straight victories, Agua Fria has eight straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Bradshaw Mountain put the finishing touches on their eighth blowout victory of the season on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 14-4 margin over Coconino.
Shane Lievsay was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out six batters over six innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off six hits (and only one walk). Lievsay was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with three RBI, a triple, and a double.
In other batting news, Bradshaw Mountain let Garison Jones and Vinny Magdaleno loose on the outfield. Jones got on base in all four of his plate appearances with a home run, four RBI, and a triple, while Magdaleno scored four runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Isaiah Avila, who went 1-for-4 with a home run and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Agua Fria fell victim to a rough 10-2 defeat at the hands of Deer Valley on Tuesday.
Agua Fria saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Aldo Ohlmaier, who went 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Bradshaw Mountain is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-6 record this season. As for Agua Fria, their loss dropped their record down to 1-14.
Everything went Bradshaw Mountain's way against Agua Fria when the teams last played back in April of 2023 as Bradshaw Mountain made off with a 10-1 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Bradshaw Mountain since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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