The Desert Ridge Jaguars will head out on the road to face off against the Desert Vista Thunder at 3:45 p.m. on Friday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Tuesday, Desert Ridge sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-1 victory over Gilbert. The win made it back-to-back victories for Desert Ridge.
Desert Ridge got a great performance from Ryan Dilger as he struck out 13 batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. Dilger has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
Meanwhile, Desert Vista had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3.6 runs), and they went ahead and made it six on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged the Aztecs out 5-4.
Braden Burness made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching five innings while giving up just two earned runs off seven hits. Burness was also big at the plate, going 3-for-3 with an RBI.
In other batting news, Bode Thomas was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
The win got Desert Ridge back to even at 12-12-1. As for Desert Vista, they are on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 16 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 17-8 record this season.
Desert Ridge was able to grind out a solid victory over Desert Vista in their previous meeting back in April of 2023, winning 6-3. Does Desert Ridge have another victory up their sleeve, or will Desert Vista turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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