Wolves
| 04/17/25 vs Arizona College Prep | 4-2 |
| 04/15/25 @ Arizona College Prep | 8-1 |
| 04/14/25 vs Saguaro | 5-4 |
| 04/10/25 vs Willow Canyon | 2-0 |
| 04/09/25 vs Chaparral | 3-0 |
| + 14 more games |
Desert Mountain waltzed into their matchup on Thursday with 18 straight wins... but they left with 19. They had just enough and edged out the Arizona College Prep Knights 4-2. That's the second time they've managed to beat them this season, as they also won 8-1 on Tuesday.
Lilly 'Goose' Goodwin made a splash while hitting and pitching. She struck out ten batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits (and not a single walk). She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in 17 consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with one double and one RBI.
In other batting news, Desert Mountain let McKinsey Beyer and Cyan De Luigi run wild. Beyer went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases, one run, and one RBI, while De Luigi went 2-for-3 with two RBI and one double. That's the most RBI De Luigi has posted since back in March. Avery Gehrke also deserves some recognition as she hit her first triple of the season.
Desert Mountain's victory was their 20th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 22-1-1. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for Arizona College Prep, their defeat ended a nine-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 20-5.
Desert Mountain and Arizona College Prep should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Arizona Rankings. The Wolves (ranked first) will meet Campo Verde (ranked 67th) at 3:45 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Arizona College Prep will take on Sunrise Mountain at 3:45 p.m. on Monday with a big rank advantage (9 vs. 50).
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
