The Desert Christian Eagles will take on the Willcox Cowboys at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Desert Christian is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.1 runs per game this season.
While Desert Christian's victory against Valley Union wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. The Eagles skirted past the Blue Devils 8-7. The win continues a trend for the Eagles in their matchups with the Blue Devils: they've now won five in a row.
Caleb Marquez was incredible, scoring a run and stealing three bases while going 3-for-3. Those three stolen bases gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Caden Esquerra, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Desert Christian was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .391. They are a perfect 3-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 13 runs the game before, Willcox was a bit more limited in their game on Monday. They came up short against Morenci, falling 7-1. Cowboys fans who chose to attend the game sure picked the wrong one: it was the first time the team's lost against the Wildcats since on Monday.
Willcox saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Mark Wilson, who went 2-for-3 with one RBI.
Desert Christian's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-9. Those home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.8 runs over those games. As for Willcox, their loss dropped their record down to 8-11-1.
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