Desert Shields
| 04/15/26 vs Mojave | 4 |
| 04/13/26 @ Mojave | 3 |
| 04/09/26 vs Valley | 15 |
| 04/08/26 @ Sunrise Mountain | 11 |
| 04/07/26 @ Valley | 21 |
| + 18 more games |
The Cheyenne Desert Shields will face off against the Spring Valley Grizzlies at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Cheyenne is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.9 runs per game this season.
Cheyenne had taken Mojave down for two straight games at home, but that winning streak came to an end on Wednesday. The Desert Shields fell just short of the Rattlers by a score of 5-4. That's two games in a row now that the Desert Shields have lost by just one run.
Taven Thaker spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned (and three unearned) runs on six hits and racked up ten Ks. He has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Cheyenne saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Raymundo Chevalier, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI and one run.
The home team had won the previous four meetings between Spring Valley and Clark, and Clark kept the tradition alive. The Grizzlies fell just short of the Chargers by a score of 8-6 on Wednesday. That's two games in a row now that the Grizzlies have lost by exactly two runs.
Brayden Lenahan was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up three earned runs off six hits.
On the hitting side, Braydon Perez was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with two RBI and one run.
This is the second loss in a row for Cheyenne and nudges their season record down to 16-7. Even worse, they were so close both times: the losses came by an average of only one runs. As for Spring Valley, they now have a losing record of 11-12-1.
Cheyenne suffered a grim 16-0 defeat to Spring Valley in their previous meeting back in April of 2016. Will the Desert Shields have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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