The Peoria Panthers will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Agua Fria Owls at 3:45 p.m. Peoria is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.5 runs per game this season.
Peoria was handed a six-point loss in their previous outing, but they didn't let that bad energy affect their game against Cactus on Thursday. Peoria came out on top in a nail-biter against Cactus and snuck past 5-3. The win was just what Peoria needed coming off of a 10-4 defeat in their prior game.
Hunter Clark was a major factor no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run while striking out nine over seven innings pitched. Clark was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Clark wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Diego Zamora, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-4. Gage McMillan was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Agua Fria was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their eighth straight loss. They fell victim to a rough 10-2 defeat at the hands of Deer Valley.
Agua Fria saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Aldo Ohlmaier, who went 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Peoria's victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 7-8. As for Agua Fria, their loss dropped their record down to 1-14.
Peoria came out on top in a nail-biter against Agua Fria in their previous matchup back in April of 2023, sneaking past 10-8. Will Peoria repeat their success, or does Agua Fria have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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