Baseball Game Preview: Dysart Demons vs. Tempe Buffaloes

For the second straight game, Dysart will face off against Tempe. The Demons are taking a road trip to square off against the Buffaloes at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Dysart will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last.

Dysart is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Tempe a 28-0 shutout on Tuesday. The Demons have beaten the Buffaloes the last eight times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Buffaloes has come to flipping the script.

Jamarian (JJ) Johnson and Nathan Sinclair Delgado made a big impact no matter where they played. Throwing, Johnson struck out six batters over two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Sinclair Delgado tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive appearances. At bat, Johnson got on base in all five of his plate appearances with one home run, seven RBI, and four runs, while Sinclair Delgado got on base in all five of his plate appearances with five runs, one double, and one RBI. Sinclair Delgado is becoming a predictor of Dysart's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 3-6 when he doesn't).

Zachary Zehring

Hits (Career)

03/24/26 vs Tempe	4
03/23/26 vs Combs	3
03/06/26 @ Moon Valley	2
02/26/26 vs Fairfax	2
03/09/26 @ Shadow Mountain	1

In other batting news, Dysart got a massive performance out of Zachary Zehring, who went a perfect 4-for-4 with five RBI, two runs, and one double. Those four hits gave Zehring a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of John Amparan, who went 3-for-4 with four runs, two stolen bases, and two RBI.

Dysart hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their strikeout total in three consecutive matchups.

Tempe is on a ten-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-4. As for Dysart, the victory got them back to even at 6-6.