The Millennium Tigers will venture away from home to square off against the Desert Vista Thunder at 3:45 p.m. on Monday. Desert Vista took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Millennium, who comes in off a win.
Millennium can't be too worried about heading out to take on Desert Vista: they just beat Cesar Chavez at home, who had been dominant on their own field up to that point. The Tigers came out on top against the Champions by a score of 11-7 on Thursday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Tigers considering their two-run performance the game before.
Aden Beard looked comfortable as he pitched four innings while giving up four earned runs off four hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one walk any time he's pitched this season.
Cy Buchberger
| 04/10/25 @ Cesar Chavez | 3 |
| 04/01/25 @ Corona del Sol | 1 |
| 03/03/25 vs Shadow Ridge | 1 |
| 03/01/25 vs Liberty | 1 |
| 03/01/25 vs Centennial | 1 |
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Cy Buchberger, who scored two runs while going 3-for-3. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in RBI (three). Josue Malave was another key player, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
Millennium always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .553. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Cesar Chavez only posted an OBP of .387.
Meanwhile, Desert Vista faced Hamilton in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. The Thunder fell just short of the Huskies by a score of 8-7. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last four times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Benjamin Romaine made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-3 with one home run and three RBI.
Millennium's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 16-7. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for Desert Vista, their loss dropped their record down to 14-7.
Millennium beat Desert Vista 9-5 in their previous matchup back in March. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Tigers since the team 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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