It may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Flagstaff ultimately got the result they hoped for on Monday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Deer Valley Skyhawks 5-4. The win continues a trend for the Eagles in their matchups with the Skyhawks: they've now won five in a row.
Cailee Culwell spent all eight innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered four earned runs on 11 hits and racked up nine Ks.
At the plate, Tatum Alex was incredible, firing off two home runs and three RBI while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Those two home runs gave her a new career-high.
Eagles
| 04/14/25 @ Deer Valley | 5-4 |
| 04/12/25 @ ALA - Queen Creek | 11-1 |
| 04/10/25 @ Bradshaw Mountain | 17-1 |
| 04/04/25 @ Mingus | 14-2 |
| 03/31/25 @ Mingus | 13-2 |
Flagstaff's victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 12-6-1. Those road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.0 runs over those games. As for Deer Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 17-5-1.
Flagstaff has already played their next contest, an 11-2 victory against Prescott on the 15th. As for Deer Valley, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 19-1 win against Peoria on the 15th.
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