Baseball Recap: Desert Vista Falls Short Against Ranked Mesquite

Desert Vista faced Mesquite in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. Desert Vista fell 7-4 to Mesquite. The Thunder have struggled against the Wildcats recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost meeting.

Alex McKee

Runs (Career)

03/13/25 vs Mesquite	2
03/10/25 vs Desert Ridge	1
03/06/25 vs Cibola	1
02/28/25 vs Arizona College Prep	1
02/27/25 vs Desert Mountain	1

Alex McKee was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with one home run, two runs, and one double. Those two runs gave him a new career-high. George Garvy was another key player, going 1-for-3 with one home run.

Desert Vista's defeat dropped their record down to 8-3. As for Mesquite, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 8-3.

Desert Vista has already played their next contest, a 19-5 win against Mountain View on the 18th. As for Mesquite, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next matchup, an 8-4 victory against Eastmark on the 17th.