The Chandler Wolves will square off against the Desert Vista Thunder at 3:45 p.m. on Monday. Chandler will be strutting in after a win while Desert Vista will be coming in after a defeat.
Chandler barely beat Mountain Pointe the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. Everything went Chandler's way against Mountain Pointe on Saturday as Chandler made off with a 19-1 victory. The Wolves' hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Luis Valenzuela looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (three).
On the hitting side, Brian Romero was a standout: he went 3-for-5 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. What's more, he posted three hits, the most he's had since back in March of 2024. Dylan Lopez was another key player, scoring two runs while getting on base in four of his six plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Desert Vista's undefeated season came to an end after three games on Saturday. They fell just short of Red Mountain by a score of 3-1. The loss was the Thunder's first of the season.
Desert Vista saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Sammy Skinner, who went 2-for-3 with one double and one RBI. That double marked the first that Skinner hit this season.
Having lost for the first time this season, Desert Vista fell to 3-1. As for Chandler, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-2-1.
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