The Verrado Vipers are taking a road trip to square off against the San Luis Sidewinders at 3:45 p.m. on Tuesday. Verrado will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last.
Verrado barely beat Tolleson the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. Verrado was the clear victor by a 13-3 margin over Tolleson on Monday. That's two games straight that the Vipers have won by exactly ten runs.
Colton Zacher
| 03/31/25 vs Tolleson | 4 |
| 03/24/25 vs Tigard | 3 |
| 03/20/25 vs Youngker | 2 |
| 03/06/25 @ Sunrise Mountain | 2 |
| 03/01/25 vs Pinnacle | 2 |
Verrado let Colton Zacher and Eli Bebleh run wild. Zacher went a perfect 4-for-4 with one triple, two RBI, and one run, while Bebleh scored three runs while going 2-for-3. Those four hits gave Zacher a new career-high.
Verrado was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .429. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, San Luis suffered their closest defeat since March 6th on Friday. They fell just short of Yuma by a score of 6-4. The Sidewinders just can't catch a break and have now endured three losses in a row.
Erick Espinoza was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he tossed five innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Carlos Gonzales was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Verrado's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-5-1. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to hits: they averaged an imposing 10.25 hits in those games compared to only 5.6 in the others. As for San Luis, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-10.
Verrado was able to grind out a solid win over San Luis in their previous matchup back in March of 2016, winning 8-3. The rematch might be a little tougher for Verrado since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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