Desert Hills came tearing into Thursday's match with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10 runs) and they left with even more momentum. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Hurricane Tigers a 1-0 shutout. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Desert Hills also won the last time the pair played last Tuesday.
Andrew Wiley tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over 5.1 innings pitched. Harmon Skeen relieved him and did a solid job, pitching 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also didn't allow any walks).
On the hitting side, Desert Hills saw one different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Haigen Reed, who went 1-for-2 with a double.
On Hurricane's side, John Raddatz was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he kept things locked down with no earned run or hits while striking out six over six innings pitched. Raddatz has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Hurricane saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brycen McCauley, who went 2-for-2 with a triple.
Desert Hills has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-4 record this season. As for Hurricane, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-7.
Desert Hills will head out on the road to face off against Cedar at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Hurricane, they will be playing at home against Virgin Valley at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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