Weaver is 0-5 against Palm Valley since March of 2023 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Weaver Monarchs are on the road again to play the Palm Valley FIREBIRDS at 3:15 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Weaver is headed into the matchup fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 20-12 walloping at the hands of Desert Chapel on Thursday.
Meanwhile, Palm Valley entered their tilt with Desert Chapel with six consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with seven. They put the hurt on the Eagles with a sharp 14-2 victory on Tuesday. Palm Valley might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won six games by ten runs or more this season.
Arsh Rehman was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out ten batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits. Rehman has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than nine strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances. Rehman was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with a home run, two stolen bases, and four RBI.
In other batting news, Alex Ratner was a standout: he scored four runs and stole three bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last seven games he's played. Another player making a difference was Kyle Knight, who scored two runs and stole four bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Weaver's defeat dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Palm Valley, their win bumped their record up to 7-1.
Weaver might still be hurting after the 17-0 loss they got from Palm Valley when the teams last played last Tuesday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Rehman, who kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out ten over four innings pitched. Now that Weaver knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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