The Tolleson Wolverines will take on the Verrado Vipers at 6:00 p.m. on Monday.
Tolleson is headed into the matchup having just suffered their biggest loss since March 3rd on Thursday. They came up short against Shadow Ridge, falling 12-1. Surprisingly, this marked the fifth straight game that the away team has come away the victor.
Tolleson saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was AMARI LUCAS, who scored a run while going 1-for-2. YADI LIZARRAGA also deserves some recognition as he brought in his first RBI of the season.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Verrado, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Wednesday. Everything went their way against Mountain View on Thursday as Verrado made off with an 11-1 win. The game marked the Vipers' most dominant victory of the season so far.
Braden Marchese made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing five innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. What's more, he gave up only three walks, the fewest he's had since back in April of 2024. He was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-2. Verrado is undefeated when Marchese posts two or more runs, but 3-5-1 otherwise.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Ethan Williams, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. That's the most runs he has posted since back in February. Ronal Urquiola was another key player, going a perfect 1-for-1 with one home run and two RBI.
Verrado pushed their record up to 7-5-1 with the win, which was their third straight at home. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to hits: they averaged an imposing 9.67 hits in those games compared to only 5.6 in the others. As for Tolleson, they moved to 8-7-1 with that defeat, which also ended their four-game winning streak.
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