Baseball Recap: Tuesday's Win Is Apple Valley's Eighth in Last Nine Outings

Sun Devils

Margin

03/18/25 @ Serrano	19
02/17/25 vs Eastside	13
03/01/25 vs Lancaster	10
03/01/25 vs Palmdale	10
02/27/25 @ Palmdale	9

Apple Valley barely beat Serrano the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Apple Valley Sun Devils put the hurt on the Serrano Diamondbacks with a sharp 21-2 victory on Tuesday. That 19 run margin sets a new team best for the Sun Devils this season.

Christopher Alvarez made a splash while hitting and pitching. He tossed 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. Alvarez was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Isaiah Reveron, who got on base in five of his six plate appearances with one home run, four runs, and two stolen bases. That's the most runs he has posted since back in February. Another player making a difference was Ethyn Doyle, who scored three runs and stole Two bases. while going 3-for-5.

Apple Valley was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .435. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Serrano only posted a batting average of .154.

Apple Valley is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-2 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.7 runs over those games. Serrano is on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-6.

Looking ahead, Apple Valley will take on Hesperia at 3:15 p.m. on Thursday. Apple Valley's pitching crew has only allowed 3.2 runs per game this season, so Hesperia's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Serrano, they will face off against Sultana at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The last three games Sultana has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.