The Millennium Tigers will square off against the Sunnyslope Vikings at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Millennium is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Arizona's top teams: Desert Vista, who was ranked 15th at the time (Millennium was ranked 16th). The Tigers fell just short of the Thunder by a score of 1-0 on Monday. The game marked the first time this season in which the Tigers were not able to get on the board.
David Sheppard was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out eight batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits (and not a single walk). What's more, he gave up only zero walks, the fewest he's had since back in February.
Meanwhile, Sunnyslope was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They lost 12-3 to Corona del Sol.
Sunnyslope also got a good showing from Jacob Reyes, who tossed 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Reyes has been consistent : he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Sunnyslope saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kaiko Wryrybkowski, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Millennium's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 16-8. As for Sunnyslope, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-15.
Millennium beat Sunnyslope 7-2 when the teams last played back in March of 2020. Do the Tigers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Vikings turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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