Baseball Game Preview: ALA - Queen Creek Patriots vs. Crismon Rattlers

Patriots

Runs

04/21/25 vs Crismon	6
04/17/25 vs Poston Butte	15
04/15/25 @ Poston Butte	5
04/12/25 @ Flagstaff	4
04/08/25 vs Combs	13
+ 18 more games

For the second straight game, ALA - Queen Creek will face off against Crismon. The Patriots will head out to face off against the Rattlers at 3:45 p.m. on Wednesday. ALA - Queen Creek is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.3 runs per game this season.

ALA - Queen Creek fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against Crismon on Monday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Rattlers by a score of 7-6.

For Crismon's part, Allan Hackett tossed a big game, tossing seven innings while giving up five earned (and one unearned) runs off nine hits. Hackett has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive appearances.

At the plate, the team relied heavily on Aaden Lopez, who went 3-for-5 with one home run, three runs, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Kenny Wilsford, who went 1-for-5 with one home run.

ALA - Queen Creek's loss was their first in the region, dropping their region record down to 8-1 and their overall record down to 20-3. As for Crismon, their record is now 19-5.

Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Wednesday. ALA - Queen Creek hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.6 home runs per game. However, it's not like Crismon struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 0.6 home runs. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.