Dust Devils
| 04/16/25 vs ALA - Anthem South | 10 |
| 04/14/25 vs Arizona Lutheran Academy | 2 |
| 04/10/25 @ Heritage Academy | 3 |
| 04/08/25 @ Phoenix Country Day | 2 |
| 04/03/25 vs Heritage Academy | 4 |
| + 14 more games |
The Santa Cruz Valley Dust Devils will square off against the Tempe Prep Knights at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Santa Cruz Valley is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.8 runs per game this season.
Santa Cruz Valley's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They were the clear victors by a 10-0 margin over ALA - Anthem South. The Dust Devils haven't had any issues with the Titans recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive victory against them.
The team relied heavily on Richard Reyes, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with three runs. Another player making a difference was Nathan Ruiz, who went 2-for-3 with two runs and one RBI.
Santa Cruz Valley always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .581. They are 10-1 when they post an OBP of .513 or better.
Phoenix Country Day hit Tempe Prep with a ten-run third inning on Wednesday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Knights lost 14-3 to the Eagles. The Knights have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Tempe Prep saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Will Drescher, who went 1-for-2 with one triple and one run.
Tempe Prep's loss dropped their record down to 4-10. As for Santa Cruz Valley, their win bumped their record up to 12-7.
Tempe Prep's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Santa Cruz Valley hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .336. It's a different story for Tempe Prep, though, as they've only averaged .162. Will they be able to contain Santa Cruz Valley's hitters?
Everything went Santa Cruz Valley's way against Tempe Prep in their previous meeting on April 1st, as Santa Cruz Valley made off with a 20-6 victory. Will the Dust Devils repeat their success, or do the Knights have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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