Baseball Game Preview: Poston Butte Broncos vs. Crismon Rattlers

For the second straight game, Poston Butte will face off against Crismon. The Broncos will be playing at home against the Rattlers at 3:45 p.m. on Thursday. Poston Butte has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with five straight losses, while Crismon will come in with nine straight victories.

Poston Butte came up short against Crismon on Tuesday, falling 9-2.

For Crismon's part, they got a great performance from Aaron Sanchez as he struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. That's the most strikeouts Sanchez has posted over his last three games.

At the plate, the team relied heavily on Aaden Lopez, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run and four RBI. That's the most RBI he has posted over his last 13 contests. The team also got some help courtesy of Kenny Wilsford, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4.

Crismon hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. The team has now struck out at least four batters in six consecutive matchups.

Poston Butte's defeat dropped their record down to 5-12. As for Crismon, they pushed their record up to 16-3 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home.