The Desert Mountain Wolves will take on the Campo Verde Coyotes at 3:45 p.m. on Tuesday. Desert Mountain is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.8 runs per game this season.
For whatever reason, it's the away team that's had the advantage when Desert Mountain and Sunrise Mountain meet (three straight games heading into this one) and that held true again on Friday. The Wolves narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Mustangs 2-1.
Grant Garduno
| 04/17/26 @ Sunrise Mountain | 2 |
| 04/09/26 vs Willow Canyon | 1 |
| 04/02/26 @ Notre Dame Prep | 1 |
| 03/28/26 vs Mountain Pointe | 1 |
| 03/10/26 @ Saguaro | 2 |
| + 2 more games |
Desert Mountain got a great performance from Grant Garduno as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over five innings pitched. Garduno has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than two walks any time he's pitched this season.
On the hitting side, Desert Mountain saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Everett Hagen, who went 2-for-3 with one run.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Campo Verde). They put the hurt on Gilbert with a sharp 19-7 victory on Friday. The result was nothing new for the Coyotes, who have now won nine contests by six runs or more so far this season.
The win (which was Campo Verde's third in a row) raised their record to 15-9. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.7 runs on average over those games. As for Desert Mountain, their win bumped their record up to 15-9.
Desert Mountain came out on top in a nail-biter against Campo Verde when the teams last played back in April of 2025, sneaking past 6-4. Will the Wolves repeat their success, or do the Coyotes have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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