The matchup between Sunnyside and Tanque Verde on Thursday hardly resembled the 3-0 effort from their previous meeting. The Sunnyside Blue Devils blew past the Tanque Verde Hawks 20-4. The contest marked the Blue Devils' most dominant win of the season so far.
ALFREDO ENCINAS made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched four innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. That's the fewest earned runs he has allowed since back in April of 2024. He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances. He also brought in an RBI, marking his first of the season.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on SABINO GONZALEZ, who went 3-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and one triple. That triple was his first of the season. MICHEL MUNIZ was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Blue Devils
| 03/13/25 vs Tanque Verde | 63.2% |
| 03/12/25 vs Mountain View | 54.5% |
| 03/11/25 vs Canyon del Oro | 60% |
| 03/07/25 vs Pueblo | 38.9% |
| 03/06/25 vs Nogales | 26.7% |
| + 9 more games |
Sunnyside always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .632. The last time their OBP was this high was back in April of 2024.
The victory was the fourth in a row for Sunnyside, bringing their record for this year to 8-2. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.5 runs on average over those games. As for Tanque Verde, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-3-1.
Coincidentally, Sunnyside and Tanque Verde will both be playing Yuma the next time they take the field. Tanque Verde will head out to face Yuma at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, while Sunnyside will head out to face them at 9:00 a.m. on Friday.
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