Tempe extended their losing streak (dating back to last season) to 11 on Thursday, dropping them down to 0-5. They came up short against the Dysart Demons, falling 23-0. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Demons this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 28-0 on Tuesday.
As for Dysart, their win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 7-6. They might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matchups by 11 runs or more this season.
For Dysart's part, John Amparan made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out seven over four innings pitched. Those seven strikeouts gave Amparan a new career-high. He was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in four of his five plate appearances with four stolen bases, four runs, and one RBI. He is becoming a predictor of Dysart's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 5-1 (and 2-5 when he doesn't).
In other batting news, Jamarian (JJ) Johnson was a standout: he got on base in all five of his plate appearances with three stolen bases, four runs, and one double. Those three stolen bases gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Juan (Tone) Maldonado, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with three runs, three RBI, and one stolen base.
We've got plenty of inter-region action coming up soon. Tempe will square off against rival Cortez at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Meanwhile, Dysart is set to challenge their familiar foe Desert Sunrise at 3:45 p.m. on Monday.
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