The Paradise Valley Trojans will square off against the Forge Christian Fury at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Paradise Valley's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They came out on top against Evergreen by a score of 4-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Trojans.
Paradise Valley saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Joey Jankowski, who scored a run while going 1-for-3. Owen Bird also deserves some recognition as he scored his first run of the season.
Meanwhile, Forge Christian had to travel to play their first game of the season, but the final result was worth the trip. Everything went their way against Cactus on Tuesday as Forge Christian made off with an 11-0 victory.
Jonathan Tipton tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out seven over five innings pitched. That's the fewest hits he has allowed since back in March of 2024.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Carsen Hughes, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Brock Wycoff was another key player, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
Forge Christian always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .618. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Cactus only posted an OBP of .286.
The win got Paradise Valley back to even at 5-5. As for Forge Christian, their victory bumped their record up to 1-0.
Everything went Paradise Valley's way against Forge Christian in their previous meeting back in March of 2015, as Paradise Valley made off with an 18-0 win. Does Paradise Valley have another victory up their sleeve, or will Forge Christian turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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