The Thunderbird Titans will head out on the road to challenge the Deer Valley Skyhawks at 3:45 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
On Tuesday, Thunderbird got themselves on the board against Moon Valley, but Moon Valley never followed suit. They blew past the Rockets 11-0. The win was nothing new for Thunderbird as they're now sitting on three straight.
Austin Coates was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run while striking out ten over five innings pitched. Coates was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-2 with a home run and a double.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Noah Andersen, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Chase Benson, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Deer Valley stacked a ninth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Cactus as Deer Valley made off with a 10-0 victory. Winning may never get old, but Deer Valley sure is getting used to it with their fifth in a row.
Marqelo Douglas and Jackson Fellens did most of the damage at the plate: Douglas scored three runs while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances, while Fellens scored two runs and stole three bases while going 1-for-3. Dylan English was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3.
Thunderbird has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 12 contests, which provided a massive bump to their 10-10 record this season. As for Deer Valley, they pushed their record up to 13-4 with that win, which was their third straight at home.
Thunderbird was able to grind out a solid victory over Deer Valley in their previous matchup back in April of 2023, winning 10-6. The rematch might be a little tougher for Thunderbird since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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