The Desert Vista Thunder will face off against the Corona del Sol Aztecs at 3:45 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Desert Vista 3.7, Corona del Sol 2.8) 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: Millennium, who was ranked 16th at the time (Desert Vista was ranked 15th). The Thunder never let the Tigers get on the board and left with a 1-0 victory on Monday.
Hagen Haefs
| 04/14/25 vs Millennium | 5 |
| 04/07/25 vs Sunnyslope | 4 |
| 03/11/25 vs Westwood | 8 |
Hagen Haefs tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only two hits over six innings pitched. What's more, he posted five strikeouts, the most he's had since back in March.
At the plate, Jayden Garrison was excellent, going 1-for-3 with one home run.
Meanwhile, after only one run in their last game, Corona del Sol made sure to put some runs up on the board against Sunnyslope on Monday. The Aztecs blew past the Vikings 12-3. The Aztecs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won ten contests by six runs or more this season.
Corona del Sol has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 14 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 16-4 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.4 runs on average over those games. As for Desert Vista, their victory bumped their record up to 15-7.
Desert Vista skirted past Corona del Sol 5-4 in their previous meeting back in April of 2024. Will the Thunder repeat their success, or do the Aztecs have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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