After flying high against Hesperia last Wednesday, Sultana came back down to earth. The Sultana Sultans fell just short of the Apple Valley Sun Devils by a score of 6-5 on Friday. Sultana was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Apple Valley apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in March of 2023.
Alex Gamez was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-4 with a home run and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Eric Ruiz, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
On Apple Valley's side, Ryan Martinez made a splash no matter where he played. He tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (he also only allowed one walk). Martinez was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
Martinez wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Aril Jackson, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Sultana's defeat dropped their record down to 12-3. As for Apple Valley, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 8-5.
Sultana will head out on the road to challenge Burroughs at 3:15 p.m. on Wednesday. Sultana is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 10.3 runs per game this season. As for Apple Valley, they will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against Oak Hills at 3:15 p.m. Oak Hills' pitching crew has only allowed 3.1 runs per game this season, so Apple Valley's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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