Desert Hills is 8-2 against Cedar since May of 2022, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Desert Hills Thunder will be playing in front of their home fans against the Cedar Reds at 7:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Desert Hills has seven straight victories, Cedar has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
In what's become a running theme this season, Desert Hills gave their fans yet another huge win on Tuesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Cedar a 12-0 shutout. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Desert Hills considering their one-run performance the match before.
Haigen Reed was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks). Reed was even better at the plate, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with a home run, four RBI, and a double.
In other pitching news, Hoyt Atkin looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out six over four innings pitched.
Back at the plate, Desert Hills let Kobe Goodman and Briggs Fillmore loose on the outfield. Goodman scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances, while Fillmore scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Crew Christensen was another key contributor, scoring three runs while going 3-for-3.
Desert Hills is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-4 record this season. As for Cedar, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-14.
Cedar's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Desert Hills hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .339. It's a different story for Cedar, though, as they've only averaged .241. Will they be able to contain Desert Hills' hitters? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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