The Desert Vista Thunder will be taking part in a tournament against the Arizona College Prep Knights at 3:45 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Desert Vista's tournament run continued when they took on Desert Mountain on Thursday. Desert Vista walked away with a 7-4 win over Desert Mountain. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Thunder.
Seth Skinner tossed a big game, pitching five innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits.
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On the hitting side, Noah Gutierrez was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3. He has been hot recently, having also posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Anthony Renda was another key player, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Arizona College Prep beat Gilbert Christian 10-6 on Thursday.
Grant McInturf looked comfortable as he tossed 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. That's the fewest hits he has allowed since back in March of 2024.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Ashton Sanchez, who went 3-for-4 with one home run, three runs, and one triple. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Brodie May, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Arizona College Prep's victory bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Desert Vista, their win bumped their record up to an identical 2-0.
Desert Vista took their victory against Arizona College Prep in their previous matchup back in March of 2023 by a conclusive 14-5. Will Desert Vista repeat their success, or does Arizona College Prep have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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