
Thunder
03/11/25 @ Pine View | 24 |
04/11/25 @ Cedar | 18 |
03/14/25 vs Enterprise | 17 |
04/22/25 @ Snow Canyon | 15 |
04/12/25 vs Gunnison Valley | 15 |
Desert Hills entered their tilt with Snow Canyon on Tuesday with three consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with four. They blew past the Warriors 16-1. The result was nothing new for the Thunder, who have now won 17 matches by six runs or more so far this season.
Lulu West was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. She has been consistent: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in five consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-5 with one double and one RBI.
In other batting news, Desert Hills got a massive performance out of Riley Greene, who got on base in all five of her plate appearances with three runs, four RBI, and one triple. Bailey Lee was another key player, going 2-for-4 with one home run, four RBI, and two runs.
Desert Hills was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .424. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Snow Canyon only posted a batting average of .273.
Desert Hills' win was their eighth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 25-2. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.9 runs on average over those games. As for Snow Canyon, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost seven of their last nine contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 9-15 record this season.
Desert Hills will have a chance to go back-to-back against Snow Canyon: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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