Desert Vista lost against Pinnacle back in March, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Desert Vista Thunder fell just short of the Pinnacle Pioneers by a score of 3-2. Desert Vista has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Desert Vista got a good showing from PJ Alig, who struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (and only one walk).
On the hitting side, Brendan Burke and Braden Burness did some serious damage despite the final result: Burke went 1-for-4 with a home run, while Burness went 1-for-3 with a home run.
Even though they lost, Desert Vista didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with nine strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Pinnacle only tossed five.
On Pinnacle's side, Marcus Downing looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over four innings pitched.
At the plate, Gabe Velasquez-Mendoza was excellent, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Desert Vista's loss dropped their record down to 19-11. As for Pinnacle, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a massive bump to their 16-12-1 record this season.
As of now, neither Desert Vista nor Pinnacle have any future games scheduled.
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