On Thursday, Desert Vista faced Highland in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Desert Vista Thunder came out on top against the Highland Hawks by a score of 7-2. The win made it back-to-back victories for Desert Vista.
PJ Alig tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over six innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than six innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Jayden Garrison was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3. Javier Colina was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
On Highland's side, Micheal Peralta was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-4 with a stolen base, two RBI, and a double.
Desert Vista's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 13-8. As for Highland, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 10-3.
Desert Vista will head out on the road to square off against Gilbert at 3:45 p.m. on Monday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Desert Vista: 3.3, Gilbert: 3.8) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Highland, they will be playing at home against Desert Ridge at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Highland is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.2 runs per game this season.
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