Desert Hills and Pine View are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2018, but likely not for long. The Desert Hills Thunder will be playing in front of their home fans against the Pine View Panthers at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The last four games Desert Hills has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Desert Hills is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Utah's top teams: Snow Canyon, who was ranked first in their home state at the time (Desert Hills was ranked seventh). Desert Hills fell just short of Snow Canyon by a score of 4-3 on Friday. Desert Hills has not had much luck with Snow Canyon recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Desert Hills saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Andrew Wilson, who went 1-for-4 with a home run and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Beau Wall, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Friday Pine View sidestepped Hurricane for a 6-5 victory. That's two games straight that Pine View has won by just one run.
Andrew Shakespeare was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Kyson Milne, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Desert Hills' defeat dropped their record down to 15-8. As for Pine View, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 14-9.
Tuesday's game might come down to which pitcher can control the ball better. Desert Hills has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .472. However, it's not like Pine View struggles in that department as they've averaged .433. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Everything went Desert Hills' way against Pine View in their previous meeting back in April of 2023 as Desert Hills made off with a 16-4 victory. Will Desert Hills repeat their success, or does Pine View have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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