Baseball Preview: Pine View Panthers vs. Desert Hills Thunder
Pine View and Desert Hills are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2018, but likely not for long. The Pine View Panthers will head out on the road to face off against the Desert Hills Thunder at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Pine View is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.7 runs per game this season.
Last Friday, Pine View had just enough and edged Hurricane out 6-5. That's two games straight that Pine View has won by just one run.
Andrew Shakespeare was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Kyson Milne, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Desert Hills was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They fell just short of Snow Canyon by a score of 4-3. That's two games in a row now that Desert Hills has lost by just one run.
Desert Hills saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Andrew Wilson, who went 1-for-4 with a home run and two RBI. Beau Wall was another key contributor, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with.
The win made it two in a row for Pine View and bumps their season record up to 14-9. As for Desert Hills, their defeat dropped their record down to 15-8.
Tuesday's game might come down to which pitcher can control the ball better. Pine View has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .433. However, it's not like Desert Hills struggles in that department as they've averaged .472. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Pine View suffered a grim 16-4 defeat to Desert Hills in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Can Pine View avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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