Baseball Preview: Desert Vista Thunder vs. Gilbert Tigers
The Desert Vista Thunder will head out on the road to square off against the Gilbert Tigers at 3:45 p.m. on Monday. Desert Vista is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season.
Last Thursday, Desert Vista faced Highland in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Desert Vista came out on top against Highland by a score of 7-2. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Desert Vista.
PJ Alig tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over six innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than six innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Jayden Garrison, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Javier Colina, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Gilbert was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 9-1 to Queen Creek, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
Desert Vista's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 13-8. As for Gilbert, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 13-8.
Desert Vista beat Gilbert 6-2 in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Will Desert Vista repeat their success, or does Gilbert have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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