Baseball Preview: Rio Rico Hawks vs. American Leadership Academy - Gilbert North Eagles
The Rio Rico Hawks will be playing at home against the American Leadership Academy - Gilbert North Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Rio Rico entered their tilt with Douglas with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. Everything went their way against the Bulldogs on Wednesday as they made off with a 14-4 victory.
American Leadership Academy - Gilbert North never got on the board in their matchup on Wednesday, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against Combs on Thursday. They put the hurt on the Coyotes with a sharp 17-2 win.
Nash Bigham and Trey Poulsen made a big impact while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Bigham tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (he also didn't allow any walks). Meanwhile, Poulsen didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over four innings pitched. At the plate, Bigham scored two runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances, while Poulsen scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, American Leadership Academy - Gilbert North got a massive performance out of Will Parker, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4. Colton Beardall was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances.
Rio Rico has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-6 record this season. As for American Leadership Academy - Gilbert North, their victory bumped their record up to 10-7.
Rio Rico skirted past American Leadership Academy - Gilbert North 8-7 in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Will Rio Rico repeat their success, or does American Leadership Academy - Gilbert North have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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