The Palm Valley FIREBIRDS will look to defend their home field on Thursday against the Edgewood Lions at 3:15 p.m. One thing working in Palm Valley's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last nine games.
Palm Valley stacked a ninth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Thursday. They blew past Desert Chapel 15-5.
Arsh Rehman made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched five innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off four hits. Rehman has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in nine consecutive pitching appearances. Rehman was also big at the plate, going 2-for-2 with three stolen bases, three RBI, and a double.
In other batting news, Riley Jorgensen was a standout: he scored three runs and stole three bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. He hasn't dropped below two stolen bases for three straight games. Alex Ratner was another key contributor, scoring four runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Edgewood had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Gauls and snuck past 9-8. The win made it back-to-back victories for Edgewood.
Palm Valley pushed their record up to 10-1 with that win, which was their seventh straight at home. As for Edgewood, their victory bumped their record up to 9-6-1.
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