The Sunnyslope Vikings will be taking part in a tournament against the Lake Havasu Knights at 1:00 p.m. on Monday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
While Sunnyslope's win against Ponderosa wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. Sunnyslope skirted past Ponderosa 5-4. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Vikings have posted since March 1, 2024.
Sunnyslope's win was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Bryan Mares, who scored a run while going 3-for-4. Another was Emilio Palacio, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI and one double.
Meanwhile, Lake Havasu entered their tilt with Lee Williams on Friday with two consecutive wins , and they'll enter their next game with three. They never let the Volunteers get on the board and left with a 10-0 victory. The result was nothing new for the Knights, who have now won six contests by eight runs or more so far this season.
Not much got past Landen Nigg, who gave up just two hits and racked up 11 Ks to keep Lee Williams off the board. Those 11 strikeouts gave Nigg a new career-high.
On the hitting side, Lake Havasu got a massive performance out of Trevor Thompson, who scored four runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. The dominant performance gave Thompson a new career-high in runs. Deegan Cross was another key player, scoring a run while going 3-for-3.
Lake Havasu kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 13 hits. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Lee Williams only managed two hits.
Sunnyslope is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 4-6 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.3 runs on average over those games. Lake Havasu's win bumped their record up to 6-2.
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