The ALA - West Foothills Guardians will take on the Parker Broncs at 2:45 p.m. on Friday.
ALA - West Foothills is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Yuma Catholic just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Tuesday. They lost 11-1 to the Shamrocks. Having soared to a lofty 13 runs in the game before, the Guardians couldn't push the score so high this time.
ALA - West Foothills saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Parker Schmidt, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Parker beat Mohave Accelerated 9-4 on Wednesday. The win continues a trend for the Broncs in their matchups with the Patriots: they've now won four in a row.
Maddix Young was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out nine batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off six hits. That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in March of 2024. He was also big at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Oscar Ortega, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. He has become a key player for Parker: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 2-7 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Rowan Holt, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
ALA - West Foothills' loss dropped their record down to 12-6. As for Parker, their victory bumped their record up to 5-7.
Everything went ALA - West Foothills' way against Parker in their previous matchup back in February, as ALA - West Foothills made off with an 18-3 win. Will the Guardians repeat their success, or do the Broncs have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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