Yuma waltzed into their match on Tuesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They put the hurt on the Dysart Demons with a sharp 15-8 win. This was payback for the Criminals, who suffered a 23-1 loss the last time these two teams met.
Elia Palencia
| 04/08/25 vs Dysart | 4 |
| 04/02/25 @ Coronado | 3 |
| 03/27/25 vs Desert Sunrise | 3 |
| 03/06/25 @ Westview | 3 |
| 03/07/24 vs Mohave | 3 |
Elia Palencia was a standout: she scored three runs and stole two bases while going 4-for-5. Those four hits gave her a new career-high. Derryel Medel was another key player, scoring three runs while going 2-for-4.
Yuma was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .387. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .304 or higher in six consecutive games.
Yuma pushed their record up to 7-3 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.7 runs on average over those games. As for Dysart, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-13.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Yuma beat the Demons by a score of 15-10 on Thursday.
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