The Empire Ravens will head out on the road to face off against the Desert View Jaguars at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Empire's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They blew past Willcox 10-0. The victory continues a trend for the Ravens in their matchups with the Cowboys: they've now won four in a row.
Not much got past Chance Bird, who gave up just three hits and racked up six Ks to keep Willcox off the board. Bird has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Micah Tiggas was excellent, scoring two runs while going 1-for-2. Brady Carey was another key player, going a perfect 2-for-2 with one stolen base and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Desert View hadn't done well against Flowing Wells recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. The Jaguars put the hurt on the Caballeros with a sharp 13-3 win. Winning may never get old, but the Jaguars sure are getting used to it with their fourth in a row.
Cristobal Lorta and Orlando Pinedo did most of the damage at the plate: Lorta scored two runs while going 2-for-2, while Pinedo went 1-for-3 with four RBI and one run. Another player making a difference was Mark Hollonbeck, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Desert View's victory was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 11-4. Those home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.0 runs over those games. As for Empire, their victory bumped their record up to 7-9.
Empire skirted past Desert View 10-9 in their previous meeting back in April of 2021. Will the Ravens repeat their success, or do the Jaguars have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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