The Palo Verde Panthers will head out on the road to square off against the Arbor View Aggies at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Palo Verde is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.3 runs per game this season.
Palo Verde is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 7-5 victory over Desert Oasis. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Panthers.
Payton Conley-Cimini looked comfortable as he pitched 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive appearances.
Stone Amsden
| 05/07/26 @ Desert Oasis | 4 |
| 04/11/26 @ Arbor View | 3 |
| 04/01/26 @ Las Vegas | 3 |
| 03/26/26 @ The Meadows School | 3 |
| 04/08/26 @ Bonanza | 1 |
On the hitting side, Stone Amsden was incredible, going 2-for-4 with one home run, four RBI, and one stolen base. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high.
Meanwhile, Arbor View faced Faith Lutheran in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. The Aggies were the clear victors by an 11-3 margin over the Crusaders. The Aggies might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 13 games by six runs or more this season.
Palo Verde's record now sits at 26-8. As for Arbor View, their record is now 31-6.
Palo Verde was able to grind out a solid win over Arbor View in their previous meeting back in April, winning 8-5. Will the Panthers repeat their success, or do the Aggies have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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