The Phoenix Military Firebirds will head out on the road to face off against the Prosser Falcons at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Thursday, everything went Phoenix Military's way against Aspira Business and Finance as Phoenix Military made off with an 8-2 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Phoenix Military.
Meanwhile, Prosser had to endure a five-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Disney II a 15-0 shutout on Wednesday.
Ethan Velazquez made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out seven over four innings pitched. Velazquez was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Prosser got a massive performance out of Nathan Montes, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Montes is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen two or more in the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Kajarrie Walker, who scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Phoenix Military has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-7-1 record this season. As for Prosser, their record is now 4-17.
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