The Agua Fria Owls will head out to take on the Goldwater Bulldogs at 3:45 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Agua Fria has three straight victories, Goldwater has six straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Agua Fria is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Everything went their way against Peoria on Thursday as they made off with a 17-2 win. The team's explosion at the plate also rewarded the Owls with their most commanding win of the season.
Aidan Gomez
| 04/10/25 @ Peoria | 3 |
| 03/31/25 vs Westview | 3 |
| 04/08/25 vs Peoria | 2 |
| 04/02/25 @ Westview | 2 |
| 03/25/25 @ Cactus | 2 |
| + 2 more games |
Aidan Gomez and Aldo Ohlmaier did most of the damage at the plate: Gomez got on base in all five of his plate appearances with three stolen bases, five RBI, and three runs, while Ohlmaier went 3-for-5 with one home run, six RBI, and three runs. Agua Fria is 4-2 when Gomez posts two or more runs, but 1-8 otherwise. Francisco Villagrana Hinojosa also deserves some recognition as he scored his first runs of the season.
They weren't the only one making solid contact: Agua Fria kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 14 hits. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 4.1 hits per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 games they've averaged 11.8.
Meanwhile, Goldwater came up short against Shadow Mountain on Thursday and fell 12-7.
Goldwater saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Braeden Evjen, who scored a run while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. Another was Ashton Thomson, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Goldwater's loss dropped their record down to 4-11. As for Agua Fria, their record now sits at 5-10.
Agua Fria might still be hurting after the 8-0 defeat they got from Goldwater in their previous matchup back in March of 2024. Can the Owls avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
