For the second straight game, Deer Valley will face off against Peoria. The Skyhawks will challenge the Panthers at 3:45 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Deer Valley has eight straight wins, Peoria has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Deer Valley's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Peoria with a sharp 11-0 victory. The Skyhawks might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven games by nine runs or more this season.
Carter Reitz tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over five innings pitched. He has been consistent : he hasn't given up more than one earned run in five consecutive appearances.
Nate Gentz
| 04/15/25 vs Peoria | 2 |
| 04/10/25 vs Cactus | 2 |
| 04/01/25 @ Thunderbird | 2 |
| 03/31/25 vs Estrella Foothills | 2 |
| 03/27/25 vs Westview | 2 |
| + 11 more games |
At the plate, Nate Gentz was incredible, going 2-for-3 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI. Deer Valley is undefeated when Gentz posts two or more runs, but 7-8-1 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Max Weaver, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Deer Valley hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. The team has now struck out at least three batters in three consecutive matchups.
Deer Valley's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-8-1. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.2 runs on average over those games. As for Peoria, their loss dropped their record down to 1-11.
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