Skyhawks
| 04/21/25 @ Agua Fria | 21-6 |
| 04/17/25 @ Peoria | 9-1 |
| 04/15/25 vs Peoria | 11-0 |
| 04/10/25 vs Cactus | 8-4 |
| 04/08/25 @ Cactus | 7-2 |
| + 5 more games |
Deer Valley waltzed into their game on Monday with nine straight wins... but they left with ten. They were the clear victors by a 21-6 margin over the Agua Fria Owls. The result was nothing new for the Skyhawks, who have now won nine contests by eight runs or more so far this season.
Nate Gentz made a splash no matter where he played. He struck out seven batters over four innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off three hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, getting on base in four of his five plate appearances with two RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Max Weaver, who went 1-for-4 with three stolen bases, four runs, and three RBI. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 1.1 stolen bases per game. Tyler Carr was another key player, going 2-for-4 with three RBI, one triple, and one run.
Deer Valley was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .387. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their batting average total in six consecutive matchups.
Deer Valley pushed their record up to 16-8-1 with the victory, which was their seventh straight on the road. The road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.1 runs over those games. As for Agua Fria, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 6-14.
Deer Valley will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Owls: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:45 p.m. on Wednesday.
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