Palm Valley stacked a sixth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Desert Chapel Eagles as the Palm Valley FIREBIRDS made off with a 14-2 win. The victory was familiar territory for Palm Valley who now have seven in a row.
Arsh Rehman was a major factor no matter where he played. 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 nothing but reliable: 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. Kyle Knight was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing four bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
On Desert Chapel's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Christian Gooding, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Sam Mourhess, who went 1-for-2 with three stolen bases.
Palm Valley's win bumped their record up to 7-1. As for Desert Chapel, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-4 record this season.
Palm Valley will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Weaver at 3:15 p.m. The timing is sure in Palm Valley's favor as the squad sits on five straight wins at home while Weaver has been banged up by four consecutive losses on the road. As for Desert Chapel, they will challenge Noli Indian at 3:15 p.m. on Thursday. Desert Chapel is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 10.4 runs per game this season.
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