The Chino Valley Cougars will take on the Tonopah Valley Phoenix at 1:00 p.m. on Friday. The timing is sure in Chino Valley's favor as the team sits on three straight wins at home while Tonopah Valley has been banged up by three consecutive losses on the road.
Chino Valley will roll into the contest after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any runs on Tuesday, then bounced right back against Parker on Thursday. The Cougars were the clear victors by an 11-1 margin over the Broncs.
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Chino Valley got a massive performance out of Rebecca Sanders, who went a perfect 4-for-4 with three RBI and one double. Those four hits gave Sanders a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Kira Seets, who got on base in all three of her plate appearances with three runs and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Tuesday just wasn't the day for Tonopah Valley's offense. They lost 23-0 to ALA - West Foothills on Tuesday.
Chino Valley has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight games. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-9 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. As for Tonopah Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 5-9.
Tonopah Valley's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Friday. Chino Valley has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Tonopah Valley, though, as they've been averaging only 3.1 strikeouts. Will Chino Valley keep running through batters, or will the Phoenix buck the trend?
Chino Valley was able to grind out a solid win over Tonopah Valley in their previous matchup two weeks ago, winning 4-0. Do the Cougars have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Phoenix turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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