Golden Hawks
| 04/17/25 @ Tempe | 15-0 |
| 04/15/25 vs Tempe | 16-0 |
| 04/09/25 vs Cortez | 18-6 |
| 04/08/25 @ Cortez | 13-2 |
| 04/02/25 @ Dysart | 8-5 |
Desert Sunrise had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10.5 runs) and they went ahead and made it five on Thursday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Tempe Buffaloes a 15-0 shutout. That's the second time they've managed to beat them this season, as they also won 16-0 on Tuesday.
Leander Vale was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only two hits over five innings pitched. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Desert Sunrise is undefeated when he allows at most one earned run, but 3-5-1 otherwise. Vale was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in two of his four plate appearances with three stolen bases and one RBI. Those three stolen bases gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, Desert Sunrise let Jacoby Garcia and Brayden Tracy run wild. Garcia got on base in three of his four plate appearances with four runs, one stolen base, and one double, while Tracy went 2-for-3 with two runs, two RBI, and one double. Those two RBI gave Tracy a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Ivan Zamoran, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one triple, two RBI, and one run.
Desert Sunrise pushed their record up to 7-5-1 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for Tempe, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-11.
Looking ahead, Desert Sunrise will head out to challenge Coronado at 3:45 p.m. on Monday. The Golden Hawks are facing the Dons at the right time seeing as the Dons are stuck on a seven-game losing streak. As for Tempe, they will host Yuma at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. The Buffaloes' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Criminals have averaged an impressive 7.7 runs per game this season.
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