The Desert Chapel Eagles will be playing in front of their home fans against the Palm Valley FIREBIRDS at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
Desert Chapel scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Thursday. Everything went their way against Weaver as Desert Chapel made off with a 20-12 victory. Both teams can probably skip cardio this week after making that many trips around the bases.
Meanwhile, Palm Valley came tearing into Thursday's match with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 13.2 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They put the hurt on the Braves with a sharp 12-2 win. The result was nothing new for Palm Valley, who have now won five games by ten runs or more so far this season.
Arsh Rehman made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out nine batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits. Rehman has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than nine strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances. Rehman was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing four bases while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Matteo Lam and Alex Ratner did most of the damage at the plate: Lam went 2-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs, while Ratner scored three runs and stole five bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Ratner is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last six games he's played. Riley Jorgensen was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 1-for-2.
The victory got Desert Chapel back to even at 3-3. As for Palm Valley, their win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-1.
Desert Chapel suffered a grim 21-2 defeat to Palm Valley when the teams last played back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Rehman, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out ten over five innings pitched. Now that Desert Chapel knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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