The Lake Havasu Knights will square off against the Sunnyslope Vikings at 1:00 p.m. on Monday. One thing working in Lake Havasu's favor is that they have posted at least ten runs in their last three matches.
Lake Havasu's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 10-0 margin over Lee Williams. The Knights might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six games by eight runs or more 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. Nigg has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up a single earned run in three consecutive appearances.
Trevor Thompson
| 03/14/25 vs Lee Williams | 4 |
| 03/04/25 vs North | 3 |
| 04/22/24 @ Canyon View | 3 |
| 04/12/24 @ North Canyon | 2 |
| 04/04/24 @ Westview | 2 |
At the plate, Trevor Thompson was a standout: he scored four runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in runs. Another player making a difference was Deegan Cross, who scored a run while going 3-for-3.
Lake Havasu was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .448. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .350 or higher in three consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Sunnyslope posted their closest win since March 1, 2024 on Saturday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Ponderosa, sneaking past 5-4. The Vikings haven't had any issues with the Mustangs recently, as the game was their third consecutive victory against them.
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. Emilio Palacio also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
Lake Havasu is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.3 runs over those games. Sunnyslope's record now sits at 4-6.
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