Basha won the last time they faced Desert Ridge, and things went their way on Thursday too. The Basha Bears came out on top against the Desert Ridge Jaguars by a score of 9-6.
The team relied heavily on Gavin Smith, who got on base in four of his six plate appearances with a home run, three runs, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Carson Agostini, who scored four runs while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
On Desert Ridge's side, Jackson Rowland was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out seven batters over 5.1 innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits.
Even though they lost, Desert Ridge didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 17 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Basha has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-4-1 record this season. As for Desert Ridge, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 8-7-1.
Basha will head out on the road to face off against Perry at 4:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Basha is looking to tack on another W to their four-game streak on the road. As for Desert Ridge, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Corona del Sol at 6:30 p.m. Desert Ridge is facing Corona del Sol at the right time seeing as Corona del Sol is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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