The Paradise Valley Trojans will head out to take on the Arizona College Prep Knights at 3:45 p.m. on Friday. Paradise Valley is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.8 runs per game this season.
Paradise Valley is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering North Canyon just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Wednesday. They took a 10-6 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Rattlers.
Paradise Valley got a good showing from Drew England, who tossed 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. The dominant performance also gave England a new career-low in walks (zero).
Connor Mitchell
| 04/09/25 vs North Canyon | 2 |
| 03/17/25 vs Lakewood | 2 |
| 03/11/25 @ Buckeye | 2 |
| 03/06/25 @ Gila Ridge | 2 |
| 04/04/25 vs Shadow Mountain | 1 |
| + 3 more games |
At the plate, Connor Mitchell made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. He has become a key player for Paradise Valley: the team is 3-1 when he posts at least two runs, but 7-8 otherwise. Nick deChaud also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
Meanwhile, Arizona College Prep gave up the first runs on Wednesday, but they didn't let that get them down. They walked away with a 6-3 win over Horizon.
Grant McInturf looked comfortable as he tossed two 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 any time he's pitched this season.
On the hitting side, Jaden Guglielmo was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4. That's the most runs he has posted over his last ten matches. Cash Groppenbacher was another key player, going 3-for-4 with one double.
Arizona College Prep's record now sits at 13-7. As for Paradise Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 10-9.
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