The Public Safety Academy Phoenix will head out to face off against the California School for the Deaf-Riverside Cubs at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Public Safety Academy lost 25-13 to Mesa Grande Academy on Tuesday. The Phoenix haven't had much luck with the Cardinals recently, as the team has come up short the last eight times they've met.
Meanwhile, California School for the Deaf-Riverside was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They were a single run away from ending the streak, but they lost a 14-13 heartbreaker at the hands of Desert Mirage. Even if the Cubs couldn't come away with the win, the high-scoring effort was a great turnaround for their hitters, which had struggled int the games prior.
Jaydeen Diaz was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring three runs and stealing Three bases. while going 3-for-4. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in RBI (two). Another player making a difference was Jazzel Diaz-Sandoval, who scored three runs and stole Two bases. while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances.
Even though they lost, California School for the Deaf-Riverside always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .568. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their OBP total in four consecutive matchups.
Public Safety Academy now has a losing record of 1-2. As for California School for the Deaf-Riverside, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-5.
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