The Corona del Sol Aztecs will head out on the road to challenge the Desert Vista Thunder at 3:45 p.m. on Thursday. Corona del Sol's pitching crew has only allowed 2.8 runs per game this season, so Desert Vista's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Corona del Sol will roll into the game after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up one run on Thursday, then bounced right back against Sunnyslope on Monday. The Aztecs put the hurt on the Vikings with a sharp 12-3 win. The Aztecs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won ten contests by six runs or more this season.
Meanwhile, Desert Vista faced Millennium in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Monday. The Thunder's pitchers stepped up to hand the Tigers a 1-0 shutout.
Desert Vista got a great performance from Hagen Haefs as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits over six innings pitched. What's more, Haefs posted five strikeouts, the most he's had since back in March.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Jayden Garrison, who went 1-for-3 with one home run.
Corona del Sol has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 14 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 16-4 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.4 runs on average over those games. As for Desert Vista, their record is now 15-7.
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