Softball Recap: Poston Butte Broncos vs. American Leadership Academy - Gilbert North Eagles
Poston Butte stacked a 13th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the American Leadership Academy - Gilbert North Eagles as the Poston Butte Broncos made off with a 20-5 win. The victory was familiar territory for Poston Butte who now have three in a row.
Haylee Lopez was a major factor no matter where she played. She tossed two innings while giving up no earned run off two hits (she also didn't allow any walks). Lopez has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. Lopez was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with three runs, four RBI, and a triple.
In other batting news, Poston Butte got a massive performance out of Aliyah Madrid, who went 4-for-4 with three doubles, two runs, and a stolen base. Another player making a difference was Brylee Litviak, who scored three runs while going 3-for-3.
On American Leadership Academy - Gilbert North's side, Kiana Roberts was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-3.
Poston Butte's win bumped their record up to 15-6. As for American Leadership Academy - Gilbert North, they are on a 12-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-17.
Poston Butte will look to defend their home field on Friday against Eastmark at 6:00 p.m. Eastmark is coming into the game with eight straight victories on the road, so Poston Butte will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum. As for American Leadership Academy - Gilbert North, they will challenge Arizona College Prep at 3:45 p.m. on Friday. Arizona College Prep is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 10.1 runs per game this season.
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