Baseball Preview: Crismon Rattlers vs. San Tan Charter Roadrunners
Crismon has enjoyed the comforts of home their last four games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will challenge the San Tan Charter Roadrunners at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. San Tan Charter took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Crismon, who comes in off a win.
On Tuesday, Crismon had just enough and edged Central Catholic out 3-1. Three seems to be a good number for Crismon as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Crismon got a great performance from Aaron Sanchez as he tossed five innings while giving up just one earned run off six hits. Easton Wilsford came in to relieve Sanchez and was airtight, giving up no runs, hits or walks in his two innings pitched.
At the plate, Crismon saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kaden Peed, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 16 runs the game before, San Tan Charter was a bit more limited in their game on Tuesday. They took a 4-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Gilbert Classical Academy. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest runs San Tan Charter has scored all season.
Braden Peasel was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits (he also didn't allow any walks). Peasel has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up a single earned run in four consecutive pitching appearances. Peasel was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a triple.
Peasel wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Bairyk Schulte, who went 1-for-2 with a double.
Crismon has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-4-1 record this season. As for San Tan Charter, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-2.
Thursday's match might come down to which pitcher can control the ball better. Crismon has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .459. However, it's not like San Tan Charter struggles in that department as they've averaged .450. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Crismon took their victory against San Tan Charter in their previous matchup on March 12th by a conclusive 19-4. The rematch might be a little tougher for Crismon since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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