The St. David Tigers will head out on the road to square off against the Desert Christian Eagles at 3:45 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with St. David sitting on three straight wins and Desert Christian on ten.
St. David can now show off eight landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 10-3 margin over Patagonia.
Vincent Yaeger spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and two unearned) runs on three hits and racked up nine Ks.
At the plate, Luke Haymore and Emmitt Etter did most of the damage at the plate: Haymore scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3, while Etter scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Haymore has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Cole Haymore was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Desert Christian gave their fans yet another huge victory on Wednesday. Everything went their way against Valley Union as Desert Christian made off with a 14-1 win.
Bennett Vondrak made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 11 over five innings pitched. Vondrak was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring four runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Caden Esquerra, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Cruz Smith, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
St. David is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-6 record this season. As for Desert Christian, they pushed their record up to 10-2 with that victory, which was their sixth straight on the road.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Saturday as neither team is afraid to steal. St. David has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 4.2 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Desert Christian struggles in that department as they've been averaging 5.3. The only question left is which team can snag more.
St. David came up short against Desert Christian in their previous matchup last Wednesday, falling 5-2. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Vondrak, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out ten over seven innings pitched. Now that St. David knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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