Paradise Valley is preparing for their first region matchup of the season on Tuesday. They will head out on the road to square off against the Buckeye Hawks at 6:00 p.m. Paradise Valley will be strutting in after a victory while Buckeye will be coming in after a defeat.
Paradise Valley is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They were the clear victor by a 16-6 margin over Gila Ridge on Thursday. The high-scoring effort was just what the Trojans needed considering they were shut out in their previous match.
Braedan Lewis and Adair Ortiz did most of the damage at the plate: Lewis scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances, while Ortiz went 2-for-4 with four RBI and two runs. That's the most RBI Ortiz has posted since back in April of 2024. Joey Jankowski also deserves some recognition as he brought in his first RBI of the season.
Paradise Valley was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .387. They are 2-1 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 19 runs the game before, Buckeye was a bit more limited in their game on Thursday. They lost 13-1 to Estrella Foothills. The Hawks haven't had much luck with the Wolves recently, as the team has come up short the last five times they've met.
Buckeye saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Khasai Thornberg, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-1.
Buckeye now has a losing record of 1-2. As for Paradise Valley, their win bumped their record up to 2-4.
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