Snow Canyon waltzed into their match on Tuesday with eight straight wins... but they left with nine. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over the Desert Hills Thunder. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Snow Canyon also won the last time the pair played back in April of 2023.
Talan Kelly was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Kelly has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances. Kelly was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
In other pitching news, Snow Canyon got a great performance from Kyson Goates as he struck out six batters over 5.1 innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits. Goates has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
Kelly wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Damon Ence, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Snow Canyon is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-3 record this season. As for Desert Hills, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 15-7.
Snow Canyon will have a chance to go back-to-back against Desert Hills: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
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