The Chino Valley Cougars will take on the Tonopah Valley Phoenix at 3:45 p.m. on Thursday.
On Monday, Chino Valley came up short against Odyssey Institute and fell 7-4.
Chino Valley saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Freddie Garcia, who scored a run while going 2-for-4. What's more, Garcia posted two RBI, the most he's had since back in February.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Tonopah Valley). They blew past Highland Prep 26-1 on Monday. The Phoenix might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six matches by six runs or more this season.
Tonopah Valley is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-5-1 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.9 runs on average over those games. Chino Valley now has a losing record of 5-6-1.
Chino Valley might still be hurting after the 12-3 defeat they got from Tonopah Valley in their previous matchup last Saturday. Can Chino Valley avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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