After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Shadow Ridge, Sunnyslope was happy to have turned things around on Friday. Everything went their way against the Gila Ridge Hawks as the Sunnyslope Vikings made off with a 12-1 victory. The win was some much needed relief for the Vikings as it spelled an end to their five-game losing streak.
Kaiko Wryrybkowski tossed a big game, pitching five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits.
Bryan Mares
| 03/07/25 @ Gila Ridge | 3 |
| 03/19/24 vs Ponderosa | 2 |
| 03/06/25 @ Shadow Ridge | 1 |
| 03/01/25 @ Higley | 1 |
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On the hitting side, Sunnyslope let Camden Grove and Bryan Mares run wild. Grove went 2-for-4 with four RBI and two runs, while Mares scored three runs while going 3-for-4. The dominant performance gave Mares a new career-high in runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Emilio Palacio, who scored three runs while going 2-for-3.
Sunnyslope always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .515. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Sunnyslope picked up their first road victory, bumping their record up to 2-5. As for Gila Ridge, their loss was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-3.
Looking ahead, Sunnyslope will welcome Willow Canyon at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Willow Canyon's pitching crew has only allowed 2.3 runs per game this season, so Sunnyslope's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Gila Ridge, they wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next game, a 7-3 defeat against Southwest EC on the 8th.
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