The Santa Cruz Valley Dust Devils will head out to square off against the Heritage Academy Heroes at 2:45 p.m. on Thursday. Neither Santa Cruz Valley nor Heritage Academy posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
Santa Cruz Valley is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Phoenix Country Day just ended the team's seven-game winning streak on Tuesday. They took a 5-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Eagles.
Meanwhile, Heritage Academy came up short against Veritas Prep on Tuesday, falling 9-2. The Heroes have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Heritage Academy saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Isaias Ruiz, who went 1-for-3 with one double and one RBI.
Santa Cruz Valley's loss was their first in the region, dropping their region record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 11-5. As for Heritage Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-6-1.
Santa Cruz Valley came out on top in a nail-biter against Heritage Academy in their previous matchup on Thursday, sneaking past 4-3. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Dust Devils since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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