Beaver Dam had lost four straight on the road, but on Tuesday they dropped their record down to 2-13 to make it five. They lost 15-0 to the Pahranagat Valley Panthers. The Diamondback were not able to make up for their loss to the Panthers from their previous meeting back in April of 2024.
As for Pahranagat Valley, their win was their first in the league, bumping their league record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 10-7. Considering they have won six matchups by more than six runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
For Pahranagat Valley's part, Keadin (CJ) Christian made a splash while hitting and pitching. He struck out nine batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). Pahranagat Valley is undefeated when Christian allows three or fewer hits, but 6-7 otherwise. Christian was also stellar in the batter's box, going a perfect 3-for-3 with four stolen bases, three runs, and one double. Those four stolen bases gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, Pahranagat Valley got a massive performance out of Paysen Jones, who went 1-for-2 with four stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI. Jones is becoming a predictor of the Panthers' success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 6-2 (and 4-5 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Alec Thornton, who went 1-for-2 with four stolen bases, three runs, and one RBI.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Pahranagat Valley beat Beaver Dam by a score of 16-1 later that day.
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