Desert Pines is 0-4 against Silverado since April of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Desert Pines Jaguars will be playing in front of their home fans against the Silverado Skyhawks at 3:30 p.m. The pair are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
On Wednesday, everything went Desert Pines' way against Pinecrest Academy Cadence as Desert Pines made off with an 11-2 victory.
Kevin Ruiz was incredible, scoring two runs while going 4-for-5. Another player making a difference was Roman Sloan, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Silverado put the finishing touches on their tenth blowout victory of the season on Monday. Everything went their way against Desert Pines as Silverado made off with a 15-3 win. The victory was nothing new for Silverado as they're now sitting on three straight.
Charles Moos looked comfortable as he tossed 2.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit.
On the hitting side, Hogan Hawkins was incredible, going 3-for-4 with two triples, three RBI, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Xavier Troilo, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
Desert Pines' win ended an eight-game drought on the road and puts them at 4-11. As for Silverado, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 14 contests, which provided a massive bump to their 14-9 record this season.
Desert Pines suffered a grim 15-3 defeat to Silverado when the teams last played on Monday. Will Desert Pines have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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