On Thursday, Desert Oasis faced Arbor View in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Desert Oasis Diamondbacks came out on top in a nail-biter against the Arbor View Aggies and snuck past 7-5. That's two games straight that Desert Oasis has won by exactly two runs.
Joell Castro was incredible, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 5-for-5. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played. Aidan Smith was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
On Arbor View's side, they got a good showing from Ted Tsouras, who struck out six batters over 3.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off six hits.
On the hitting side, Arbor View saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Landon Blais, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
The win made it two in a row for Desert Oasis and bumps their season record up to 10-16. As for Arbor View, they have not been sharp recently as the team has lost five of their last six games, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-14-2 record this season.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Desert Oasis will take on Las Vegas at 3:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Arbor View, they will head out on the road to square off against Green Valley at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. Arbor View is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.2 runs per game this season.
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