Fort Thomas is 0-5 against Valley Union since March of 2021 but things could change on Thursday. The Apaches will venture away from home to take on the Blue Devils at 3:45 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Fort Thomas is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 13 runs on Thursday, they were much more limited against Baboquivari on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Warriors by a score of 3-1. The contest marked the Apaches' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
St. David hit Valley Union with a five-run fifth inning on Wednesday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Blue Devils took an 8-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Tigers.
Steven Delacruz was huge no matter where he played even without the win. On the mound, he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Valley Union is 6-2 when he allows at most one earned run, but 2-3 otherwise. Delacruz was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with two stolen bases, one run, and one RBI.
In other batting news, Miles Richardson made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and got on base in three of his four plate appearances with three stolen bases and one run. Angel Caperon also deserves some recognition as he hit his first triple of the season.
Valley Union's defeat was their first in the region, dropping their region record down to 8-1 and their overall record down to 8-5. As for Fort Thomas, their loss dropped their record down to 5-7.
Fort Thomas couldn't quite finish off Valley Union in their previous matchup back in March and fell 5-3. Can the Apaches avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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