After a string of four wins, Paradise Valley's good fortune finally ran out on Monday. They fell just short of the Lakewood Tigers by a score of 4-2. Having soared to a lofty 14 runs in the game before, Paradise Valley couldn't push the score so high this time.
Paradise Valley had to settle for second despite strong performances on the mound from Brady Bowers and Owen Bird Bowers struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up four earned runs off five hits, while Bird tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also didn't allow any walks). Bowers has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Paradise Valley got a big performance out of Braeden Lewis, who got on base in two of his three plate appearances with three stolen bases. Ian Cabrera was another key contributor, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with two stolen bases and an RBI.
On Lakewood's side, Sean Lann and Jacob Wolf did most of the damage at the plate: Lann went 1-for-2 with a stolen base, a double, and an RBI, while Wolf went 2-for-3 with two RBI.
Paradise Valley's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-5. As for Lakewood, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 3-0.
Paradise Valley will be playing at home against Middleton at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Paradise Valley is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.3 runs per game this season. As for Lakewood, they will head out on the road to take on Thunderbird at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Thunderbird will roll in looking for their fourth straight victory, something Lakewood surely won't give up without a fight.
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