Deer Valley is 8-2 against Cactus since April of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Deer Valley Skyhawks will be playing at home against the Cactus Cobras at 3:45 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Deer Valley has four straight victories, Cactus has eight straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Deer Valley can now show off eight landslide victories after their most recent contest on Friday. They never let Cactus onto the board and left with an 11-0 win. While fans of Deer Valley might be used to big wins, the 11-run margin marked the team's biggest victory yet this season.
The result came thanks to Carter Reitz's shutout, as he gave up just five hits and racked up eight Ks.
At the plate, Marqelo Douglas was a standout: he scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Nate Gentz, who scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Deer Valley's win bumped their record up to 12-4. As for Cactus, their loss dropped their record down to 4-13-1.
Cactus' pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Deer Valley hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .316. It's a different story for Cactus, though, as they've only averaged .225. Will they be able to contain Deer Valley's hitters? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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