After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Dobson, Maryvale was happy to have turned things around on Tuesday. They walked away with an 8-3 victory over the South Mountain Jaguars. The win continues a trend for the Panthers in their matchups with the Jaguars: they've now won five in a row.
Nathan Benavidez made a splash no matter where he played. He tossed 5.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (five). He was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run.

Christian Valdez
04/22/25 @ South Mountain | 3 |
04/04/25 vs Tempe | 3 |
03/06/25 vs Independence | 3 |
04/08/25 vs Browne | 2 |
04/01/25 @ Camelback | 2 |
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In other batting news, Christian Valdez was incredible, going 3-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double. Maryvale is undefeated when Valdez posts three or more hits, but 4-12 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Angel Morales, who went 2-for-4 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
Maryvale's victory bumped their record up to 7-12. As for South Mountain, they dropped their record down to 0-20 with the defeat, which was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season.
Maryvale will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Jaguars: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:45 p.m. on Thursday.
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