Wolves
| 04/21/26 vs Campo Verde | 3 |
| 04/17/26 @ Sunrise Mountain | 2 |
| 04/16/26 vs Arizona College Prep | 4 |
| 04/14/26 @ Arizona College Prep | 0 |
| 04/09/26 vs Willow Canyon | 8 |
| + 20 more games |
For the second straight game, Desert Mountain will face off against Campo Verde. The Wolves will face off against the Coyotes at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Desert Mountain is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season.
Desert Mountain managed to slip by Campo Verde the last time these teams faced off, but didn't have those same answers this time around. The Wolves came up short against the Coyotes on Tuesday, falling 13-3.
For Campo Verde's part, Ezekiel Zion made a splash no matter where he played. He tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Zion has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in five consecutive appearances. He was even better at the plate, going 2-for-3 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI. He has become a key player for Campo Verde: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 8-9 otherwise.
In other pitching news, Campo Verde got a great performance from Carter Pratchard as he pitched 4.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off six hits. Pratchard has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than one earned run any time he's pitched this season.
Back at the plate, Drake Bradley was incredible, getting on base in all five of his plate appearances with two stolen bases, three runs, and one RBI. Those three runs gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Landen Smith, who got on base in three of his five plate appearances with three runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.
Campo Verde was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .387. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Desert Mountain only posted a batting average of .258.
The victory (which was Campo Verde's fourth in a row) raised their record to 16-9. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.5 runs on average over those games. As for Desert Mountain, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 15-10.
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