The Desert Vista Thunder will square off against the Brophy College Prep Broncos at 3:45 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Desert Vista 3.3, Brophy College Prep 3.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Desert Vista is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Arizona's top teams: Casteel, who was ranked ninth at the time (Desert Vista was ranked 13th). Desert Vista was the clear victor by a 13-4 margin over Casteel on Friday. The Thunder might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven matches by six runs or more this season.
Brock MacDonald tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and allowed only two hits over five innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up a single earned run in four consecutive appearances.
Easton Foster
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At the plate, Anthony Renda and Easton Foster did most of the damage at the plate: Renda went 2-for-5 with a Grand Slam, 4 RBI's and two runs, while Foster went 4-for-5 with five RBI, one run, and one double. Those four hits gave Foster a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Alex McKee, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Desert Vista was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .405. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Casteel only posted a batting average of .154.
Meanwhile, Brophy College Prep fell victim to Corona del Sol and their airtight pitching crew on Thursday. They fell just short of the Aztecs by a score of 1-0. That's two games in a row now that the Broncos have lost by just one run.
Desert Vista is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.8 runs over those games. This is the second loss in a row for Brophy College Prep and nudges their season record down to 6-8.
Desert Vista couldn't quite get it done against Brophy College Prep when the teams last played back in March of 2024 as they fell 7-2. Can Desert Vista avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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