Deer Valley lost against Estrella Foothills last Friday, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Monday. The Deer Valley Skyhawks fell victim to a rough 16-3 defeat at the hands of the Estrella Foothills Wolves. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Deer Valley in their matchups with Estrella Foothills: they've now lost five in a row.
Deer Valley saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Maxton Weaver, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Dylan English was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-2.
On Estrella Foothills' side, they got a great performance from Cody Rollings as he struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (and only one walk). Rollings has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Alec Schaeffer was incredible, getting on base in four of his five plate appearances with a home run, two stolen bases, and five RBI. Another player making a difference was Alan Becker, who went 3-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI.
Deer Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 8-4. As for Estrella Foothills, they pushed their record up to 11-2 with that victory, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Deer Valley will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against Lee Williams at 3:45 p.m. Deer Valley is facing Lee Williams at the right time seeing as Lee Williams is stuck on an 11-game losing streak. As for Estrella Foothills, they will head out on the road to face off against Cactus at 3:45 p.m. on Thursday. Cactus will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last.
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