Paradise Valley easily dispatched Buckeye on Monday, but unfortunately both the margin and the ultimate result were a different story in this one. The Trojans fell just short of the Desert Edge Scorpions by a score of 5-3 on Tuesday. The Trojans were not able to make up for their defeat to the Scorpions from their previous meeting back in April of 2023.
Paradise Valley saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Adair Ortiz, who scored a run while going 2-for-4. Hayden Nguyen also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
Paradise Valley has traveled a rocky road recently, having lost three of their last four matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 11-11 record this season. As for Desert Edge, they moved to 5-9 with that victory, which also ended their six-game losing streak.
While Paradise Valley had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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