Desert Vista faced Millennium in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Monday. The Thunder sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 1-0 win over the Tigers. This was a revenge game for the Thunder: when they faced off against the Tigers back in March, they had to take a 9-5 defeat.
Hagen Haefs
| 04/14/25 vs Millennium | 5 |
| 04/07/25 vs Sunnyslope | 4 |
| 03/11/25 vs Westwood | 8 |
Desert Vista got a great performance from Hagen Haefs as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits over six innings pitched. What's more, Haefs posted five strikeouts, the most he's had since back in March.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Jayden Garrison, who went 1-for-3 with one home run.
Desert Vista is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 15-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.3 runs on average over those games. As for Millennium, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 16-8.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Desert Vista will face off against Corona del Sol at 3:45 p.m. on Thursday. The Aztecs' pitching crew has only allowed 2.8 runs per game this season, so the Thunder's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Millennium, they will challenge Sunnyslope at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Vikings have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 6.67 runs per game on average), something the Tigers will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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