The Desert Pines Jaguars will head out to square off against the Mater Academy East Las Vegas Knights at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. Desert Pines has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with eight straight defeats, while Mater Academy East Las Vegas will come in with four straight victories.
Monday just wasn't the day for Desert Pines' offense. They came up short against Sierra Vista on Monday, falling 20-0.
Meanwhile, Mater Academy East Las Vegas posted their closest win since May 3, 2024 on Thursday. They had just enough and edged out Canyon Springs 4-3.
Saul Mercado was excellent, going a perfect 3-for-3 with one stolen base and two RBI. Those three hits gave him a new career-high. Daniel Virrueta also deserves some recognition as he hit his first triple of the season.
Mater Academy East Las Vegas' victory bumped their record up to 10-6. As for Desert Pines, their loss dropped their record down to 0-8-1.
Desert Pines couldn't quite get it done against Mater Academy East Las Vegas when the teams last played back in March of 2024 as they fell 9-5. Can the Jaguars avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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