The Deer Valley Skyhawks will take on the Lakewood Tigers at 1:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Thursday, Deer Valley earned a 6-2 victory over ALA - Gilbert North. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Skyhawks.
Carter Reitz tossed a big game, pitching 6.1 innings while giving up just two earned runs off nine hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Tyler Carr, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Cam Waddell, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Lakewood). They came out on top against Thunderbird by a score of 9-6 on Thursday.
Sean Lann was a standout: he scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. He also put up two RBI, which were his first of the season. Keenan Butzen was another key player, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.
Lakewood always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .514. The last time their OBP was this high was back in April of 2024.
Deer Valley's record is now 5-6-1. As for Lakewood, their record now sits at 2-3.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
