The Hesperia Scorpions will head out on the road to take on the Apple Valley Sun Devils at 3:15 p.m. on Wednesday. Hesperia will be strutting in after a win while Apple Valley will be coming in after a loss.
Hesperia can now show off seven landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 15-7 margin over Burroughs. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Hesperia.
Josh Flores and Ethan Enriquez did most of the damage at the plate: Flores scored three runs while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances, while Enriquez scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. Enriquez has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Dru Lona, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of his six plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Apple Valley fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against Elsinore on Monday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Tigers by a score of 5-4.
Apple Valley also got a good showing from Cole Hedges, who pitched 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also didn't allow any walks).
On the hitting side, Apple Valley saw eight different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Luis Lechuga, who went 2-for-4 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Hesperia has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-9 record this season. As for Apple Valley, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-8 record this season.
Hesperia couldn't quite finish off Apple Valley in their previous matchup back in March and fell 11-9. Can Hesperia avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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