Sunrise Mountain has been on the road for two straight, but on Saturday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Desert View Jaguars at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Thursday, Sunrise Mountain beat Willow Canyon 6-2.
Tanner Milner made a splash no matter where he played. He pitched six innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits. Milner has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in six consecutive pitching appearances. Milner was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with a triple and an RBI.
In other batting news, Cory Oxford and Logan Guilford did most of the damage at the plate: Oxford scored two runs while going 3-for-4, while Guilford scored a run while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Desert View had no problem doing just that on Wednesday. They skirted past the Firebirds 9-7. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Desert View.
Armando Guttierez looked comfortable as he pitched 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Emilio Lizarraga, who scored three runs while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Brandon Rodriguez, who went 2-for-4 with three RBI.
Sunrise Mountain has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 14 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 25-4-1 record this season. As for Desert View, their victory bumped their record up to 15-13.
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