It may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Desert Ridge ultimately got the result they hoped for on Friday. They had just enough and edged the Desert Vista Thunder out 6-5. Winning may never get old, but Desert Ridge sure is getting used to it with their third in a row.
For Desert Vista's part, Braden Burness was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Chase Schaefer, who scored a run while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Desert Ridge has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a massive bump to their 13-12-1 record this season. As for Desert Vista, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 17-9.
Desert Ridge will have a chance to go back-to-back against Desert Vista: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:00 p.m. on Monday.
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