The Deer Valley Skyhawks will be playing at home against the Thunderbird Titans at 3:45 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Deer Valley sitting on five straight wins and Thunderbird on three.
Deer Valley stacked a ninth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Cactus a 10-0 shutout.
Marqelo Douglas and Jackson Fellens did most of the damage at the plate: Douglas scored three runs while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances, while Fellens scored two runs and stole three bases while going 1-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Hunter Metz, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, everything went Thunderbird's way against Moon Valley on Tuesday as Thunderbird made off with an 11-0 victory.
Austin Coates was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out ten over five innings pitched. Coates was also big at the plate, going 2-for-2 with a home run and a double.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Noah Andersen, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Chase Benson was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3.
Deer Valley's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-4. They've been dominating during the games in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 9 runs. As for Thunderbird, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 12 matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 10-10 record this season.
Deer Valley came up short against Thunderbird in their previous meeting back in April of 2023, falling 10-6. Will Deer Valley have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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