Cesar Chavez is a perfect 10-0 against Maryvale since April of 2018 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Thursday. Cesar Chavez will head out to challenge Maryvale at 3:45 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Cesar Chavez has three straight wins, Maryvale has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Cesar Chavez is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Everything went their way against South Mountain on Wednesday as Cesar Chavez made off with a 22-5 victory. That's two games straight that the Champions have won by exactly 17 runs.
Eddie Pedroza
| 03/26/25 @ South Mountain | 4 |
| 03/25/25 vs Maryvale | 3 |
| 03/12/25 @ Thunderbird | 1 |
| 02/28/25 vs Fairfax | 1 |
| 02/27/25 vs Marcos de Niza | 1 |
Eddie Pedroza was a standout: he scored four runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Those four runs gave him a new career-high. Adolfo Pacheco was another key player, getting on base in four of his five plate appearances with one home run, two runs, and one double.
Cesar Chavez always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .643. That was just more of the same: they've now posted an OBP of .538 or higher in three consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Maryvale lost 20-3 to Cesar Chavez on Tuesday.
Maryvale saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Christian Valdez, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-2.
Cesar Chavez's record now sits at 7-5. As for Maryvale, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-6.
Maryvale's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Cesar Chavez has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 8.8 hits per game. It's a different story for Maryvale, though, as they've been averaging 9.2 hits. Given Cesar Chavez's sizable advantage in that area, Maryvale will need to find a way to close that gap.
Cesar Chavez took their win against Maryvale in their previous matchup on Tuesday by a conclusive 20-3. The rematch might be a little tougher for Cesar Chavez since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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