The Desert Oasis Diamondbacks will challenge the Bishop Alemany Warriors at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Desert Oasis is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nevada's top teams: Coronado, who was ranked 21st at the time (Desert Oasis was ranked eighth). The Diamondbacks came out on top against the Cougars on Wednesday by a score of 9-1 (the very same score they lost by in their prior game).
Brody Griffith
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Brody Griffith was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double.
In other pitching news, Desert Oasis got a great performance from Crue Smith as he struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off nine hits (and not a single walk). Smith has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive appearances.
Back at the plate, Desert Oasis let Ashton Kidd and Ryan Roshak run wild. Kidd got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI, while Roshak got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Landon O'Dell, who went 1-for-3 with three RBI.
Meanwhile, Bishop Alemany had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.7 runs) and they went ahead and made it four on Wednesday. They blew past the Bulldogs 12-2.
Bishop Alemany's win bumped their record up to 12-4. As for Desert Oasis, their victory bumped their record up to 17-7-1.
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