The Desert Mountain Wolves will be taking part in a tournament against the Boulder Creek Jaguars at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Boulder Creek took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Desert Mountain, who comes in off a win.
Desert Mountain is headed into the match having just posted their closest win since April 9, 2024 on Friday. They had just enough and edged out Brophy College Prep 4-2. The Wolves haven't had any issues with the Broncos recently, as the game was their third consecutive victory against them.
Grant Garduno looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits over four innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Desert Mountain saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Riyan Patel, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and one double. That double marked the first that Patel hit this season.
Meanwhile, Boulder Creek suffered their closest loss since April 2, 2024 on Friday. They fell just short of St. Mary's by a score of 8-6. The Jaguars have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
The win got Desert Mountain back to even at 2-2. As for Boulder Creek, they now have a losing record of 1-2.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Saturday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Desert Mountain has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Boulder Creek struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.3 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Everything went Desert Mountain's way against Boulder Creek when the teams last played back in April of 2018, as Desert Mountain made off with a 15-8 victory. Does Desert Mountain have another victory up their sleeve, or will Boulder Creek turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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