Skyhawks
| 04/04/25 vs Poston Butte | 8-5 |
| 04/02/25 @ Estrella Foothills | 3-1 |
| 04/01/25 @ Thunderbird | 16-1 |
| 03/31/25 vs Estrella Foothills | 10-1 |
| 03/27/25 vs Westview | 16-1 |
Deer Valley waltzed into their matchup on Friday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They walked away with an 8-5 victory over the Poston Butte Broncos. This was payback for the Skyhawks, who suffered an 8-2 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Carter Reitz tossed a big game, tossing six innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off seven hits. What's more, he posted five strikeouts, the most he's had since back in March.
At the plate, Cam Waddell was incredible, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with two stolen bases and three RBI. Those two stolen bases gave him a new career-high. Tyler Carr also deserves some recognition as he hit his first triple of the season.
Deer Valley's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-8-1. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for Poston Butte, they have been struggling recently as they've lost seven of their last nine games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 5-11 record this season.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Deer Valley will venture away from home to take on Cactus at 3:45 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Poston Butte, they will head out to face off against Crismon at 3:45 p.m. on Tuesday.
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