The Paradise Valley Trojans will take on the Verrado Vipers at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Paradise Valley is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.8 runs per game this season.
Paradise Valley took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 6-5 win over Desert Edge. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Trojans have posted since March 19th.
Owen Bird tossed a big game, striking out nine batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits. Paradise Valley is 5-2 when Bird allows two or fewer earned runs, but 7-9 otherwise.
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On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Shawn Green, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI. Those three RBI gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Joey Jankowski, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs.
Paradise Valley kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least eight hits in eight consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Thursday just wasn't the day for Verrado's offense. They fell just short of Canyon View by a score of 1-0 on Thursday. The Vipers haven't had much luck with the Jaguars recently, as the team has come up short the last five times they've met.
Verrado's defeat dropped their record down to 14-7-1. As for Paradise Valley, they now have a winning record of 12-11.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Paradise Valley has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.3 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Verrado struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.7 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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