Valley Union and Baboquivari are an even 5-5 against one another since March of 2017, but likely not for long. The Valley Union Blue Devils will be playing at home against the Baboquivari Warriors at 3:45 p.m. on Wednesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Valley Union has three straight victories, Baboquivari has seven straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
On Tuesday, everything went Valley Union's way against Patagonia as Valley Union made off with a 15-2 win.
Dylan Mitchell and Yahir Luna did most of the damage at the plate: Mitchell scored four runs and stole five bases while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances, while Luna got on base in four of his five plate appearances with two stolen bases, three runs, and four RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Steven Delacruz, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-5.
Meanwhile, Baboquivari fell victim to San Manuel and their airtight pitching crew on Monday. They suffered a rough 24-0 defeat at the hands of the Miners.
Valley Union's victory ended a five-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 4-3. As for Baboquivari, their loss dropped their record down to 2-8.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Wednesday as neither team is afraid to steal. Valley Union has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 4.9 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Baboquivari struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10.9. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Valley Union beat Baboquivari 6-2 in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Will Valley Union repeat their success, or does Baboquivari have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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