Palm Valley is 5-0 against Weaver since March of 2023, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Palm Valley FIREBIRDS will be playing in front of their home fans against the Weaver Monarchs at 3:15 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Palm Valley has seven straight wins, Weaver has 11 straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Palm Valley stacked a sixth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. They blew past Desert Chapel 14-2.
Arsh Rehman was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out ten batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits. Rehman has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than nine strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances. Rehman was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with a home run, two stolen bases, and four RBI.
In other batting news, Alex Ratner was a standout: he scored four runs and stole three bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last seven times he's played. Another player making a difference was Kyle Knight, who scored two runs and stole four bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Weaver scored the most runs they've had all season on Thursday, but it wasn't enough. They suffered a tough 20-12 defeat at the hands of Desert Chapel.
Palm Valley's victory bumped their record up to 7-1. As for Weaver, their loss dropped their record down to 0-4.
Everything went Palm Valley's way against Weaver in their previous meeting last Tuesday as Palm Valley made off with a 17-0 win. Will Palm Valley repeat their success, or does Weaver have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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