The Agua Fria Owls will square off against the Lake Havasu Knights at 3:45 p.m. on Thursday. Agua Fria has given up an average of 13.7 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
Agua Fria came up short against Thunderbird on Monday, falling 14-3. The Owls haven't had much luck with the Titans recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.
Agua Fria saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Sebastian Heredia, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Dylan Lavin was another, going a perfect 2-for-2 with one RBI.
Meanwhile, everything went Lake Havasu's way against Verrado on Saturday as Lake Havasu made off with a 16-1 win. The Knights might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five contests by eight runs or more this season.
Landen Nigg looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. That's the fewest hits he has allowed since back in March of 2024.
On the hitting side, Brock Cross was incredible, firing off two home runs and six RBI while going 2-for-3. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in February of 2024. Another player making a difference was Carson Lockman, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2.
Lake Havasu always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .529. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Verrado only posted an OBP of .158.
Lake Havasu is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 13 runs. Agua Fria's defeat dropped their record down to 1-5.
Agua Fria might still be hurting after the 12-0 loss they got from Lake Havasu in their previous matchup back in April of 2022. Can Agua Fria avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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