The Odyssey Institute Minotaur will be playing at home against the River Valley Dust Devils at 3:45 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
While Odyssey Institute has not struggled against Chino Valley recently, they managed to flip the script on Thursday. Odyssey Institute sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 9-7 victory over Chino Valley.
The team relied heavily on Joey Perusek, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. Tyler Connell was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, River Valley can now show off eight landslide victories after their most recent game on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 12-2 margin over Tonopah Valley. The win was familiar territory for River Valley who now have five in a row.
River Valley let Kai Cornell and Michael Gonzalez loose on the outfield. Cornell scored a run while going 3-for-3, while Gonzalez scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Chad Hunter, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Odyssey Institute now has a winning record of 7-6-1. As for River Valley, they pushed their record up to 13-6-1 with that victory, which was their seventh straight at home.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Saturday as neither team is afraid to steal. Odyssey Institute has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 4.4 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like River Valley struggles in that department as they've been averaging 4.1. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Odyssey Institute came up short against River Valley in their previous meeting last Thursday, falling 8-5. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of River Valley's Mickey Smith, who struck out seven batters over 5.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits. Now that Odyssey Institute knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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