On Tuesday, Desert Hills faced Crimson Cliffs in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Desert Hills Thunder wound up on the wrong side of a tough 15-9 walloping at the hands of the Crimson Cliffs Mustangs. Desert Hills was probably expecting an easy victory given their advantage in the point spread, but Crimson Cliffs gave them no such satisfaction.
Ryker Taylor and Kobe Goodman stepped up to the plate in a big way. Taylor went 2-for-3 with a stolen base and two RBI, while Goodman scored two runs while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Beau Wall, who scored two runs while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
On Crimson Cliffs' side, Steele Barben made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out seven batters over 5.1 innings while giving up three earned runs off four hits. Barben was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Jason Mcarthur was incredible, going 3-for-3 with a home run, three runs, and three RBI. Trey Evans was another key contributor, scoring three runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Desert Hills' loss dropped their record down to 7-4. As for Crimson Cliffs, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 9-3.
While Desert Hills had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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