Softball Recap: Gilbert Christian Knights vs. Coolidge Bears
After flying high against San Tan Foothills last Monday, Gilbert Christian came back down to earth. The Gilbert Christian Knights suffered a rough 20-8 defeat at the hands of the Coolidge Bears on Thursday. Gilbert Christian has struggled against Coolidge recently, as their contest on Thursday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Jaidyn Wilson was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 1-for-3.
On Coolidge's side, Brianna Villanueva was a standout: she scored four runs and stole four bases while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances. Villanueva has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Kassidy Mitchell, who went 3-for-4 with a home run, two stolen bases, and three runs.
Gilbert Christian now has a losing record at 5-6. As for Coolidge, the win was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 10-7.
Gilbert Christian will head out on the road to challenge Florence at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Gilbert Christian has given up an average of 12.6 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week. As for Coolidge, they will head out on the road to face off against Globe at 3:45 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Coolidge's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last six matchups.
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