Sultana typically has all the answers at home, but on Thursday Apple Valley proved too difficult a challenge. They won by a run and slipped past the Sultans 2-1. This was a revenge game for the Sun Devils: when they faced off against the Sultans on Tuesday, they had to take a 7-4 defeat.
Andrew Wilson looked comfortable as he tossed 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
At the plate, Apple Valley saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Aril Jackson, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one stolen base and one RBI.
Sun Devils
| 05/01/25 @ Sultana | 2-1 |
| 04/22/25 @ Burroughs | 11-4 |
| 04/15/25 @ Hesperia | 7-4 |
| 04/10/25 @ Serrano | 23-2 |
Apple Valley pushed their record up to 20-6 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.8 runs over those games. As for Sultana, their loss ended an eight-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 20-3-1.
Apple Valley does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Sultana, they will head out to face off against Quartz Hill at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. The Sultans' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Royals have averaged an impressive 7.6 runs per game this season.
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