River Valley never got on the board in their matchup last Monday, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against Odyssey Institute on Wednesday. They walked away with a 13-8 victory over the Minotaur. With that win, the Dust Devils brought their scoring average up to 6.4 runs per game.
Mickey Gonzalez made a splash no matter where he played. He tossed five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off six hits. Gonzalez was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 3-for-4. Those three hits gave him a new career-high.
Hunter Koehler
| 04/02/25 vs Odyssey Institute | 4 |
| 03/25/25 @ Chino Valley | 3 |
| 04/22/24 @ Kingman | 3 |
| 03/13/24 vs Kingman Academy | 3 |
| 03/02/24 vs Southwest EC | 3 |
In other batting news, Hunter Koehler was incredible, going a perfect 4-for-4 with five stolen bases, three runs, and four RBI. Those four hits gave him a new career-high. Wyatt Maxwell also deserves some recognition as he brought in his first RBI of the season.
River Valley was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .519. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Odyssey Institute only posted a batting average of .357.
River Valley has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-3-2 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.0 runs over those games. As for Odyssey Institute, they now have a losing record of 4-5-1.
We've got plenty of inter-region action coming up soon. River Valley will take on rival Parker at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, Odyssey Institute is set to challenge their familiar foe the Dust Devils at 3:45 p.m. on Monday.
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