After some red-hot attacks at the plate in their last three matchups, Desert Hills finally came back down to earth on Thursday. They fell just short of the Virgin Valley Bulldogs by a score of 4-2. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Thunder have suffered since April 9, 2024.
Desert Hills had to settle for second despite strong performances on the mound from Andrew Wiley and Roah Wall Wiley tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits, while Wall pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. That's the fewest hits Wall has allowed since back in March.
On the hitting side, Desert Hills saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Crew Christensen, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base and one run.
Thunder
| 04/17/25 @ Virgin Valley | 2-4 |
| 04/16/25 vs Cedar | 15-4 |
| 04/15/25 @ Cedar | 12-2 |
| 04/11/25 vs Hurricane | 14-6 |
| 04/09/25 @ Hurricane | 8-2 |
The loss snapped Desert Hills' winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 20-3 record. As for Virgin Valley, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 14-8-1.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Desert Hills will challenge Snow Canyon at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Virgin Valley, they will face off against Mojave at 3:30 p.m. on Monday. The Rattlers have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 13.23 runs per game on average), something the Bulldogs will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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