The Moon Valley Rockets will head out on the road to take on the Marcos de Niza Padres at 3:45 p.m. on Thursday. Marcos de Niza took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Moon Valley, who comes in off a win.
Moon Valley will roll into the match after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up one run on Monday, then bounced right back against Goldwater on Wednesday. The Rockets put the hurt on the Bulldogs with a sharp 13-2 win. The Rockets not only won on Wednesday, but they posted their biggest win since March 19, 2024 (when they won 16-1).
Crystian Norstrom
| 04/23/25 vs Goldwater | 7 |
| 04/17/25 @ Shadow Mountain | 1 |
| 04/15/25 vs Shadow Mountain | 0 |
| 04/11/25 vs Dysart | 2 |
| 04/04/25 @ Mingus | 2 |
| + 2 more games |
Crystian Norstrom was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits. That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in March. He was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with four RBI, one triple, and one run.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on James Lee, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with three runs, one double, and one RBI. Those three runs gave him a new career-high. Raymart Singleton also deserves some recognition as he got his first hit of the season.
Moon Valley always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .625. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Marcos de Niza was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They came up short against Arcadia, falling 9-0.
Moon Valley's record is now 5-16. As for Marcos de Niza, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-17.
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