ALA - West Foothills entered their tilt with Buckeye on Saturday with two consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with three. They came out on top against the Hawks by a score of 7-2. That's two games straight that the Guardians have won by exactly five runs.
Logan Alvarez
| 04/05/25 vs Buckeye | 3 |
| 04/03/25 vs Alhambra | 1 |
| 03/18/25 vs Kingman | 2 |
| 03/17/25 @ Chino Valley | 1 |
| 03/04/25 @ Gilbert Christian | 4 |
Logan Alvarez made a splash while hitting and pitching. He tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. What's more, he posted three strikeouts, the most he's had since back in March. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with one triple, one run, and one RBI. That triple marked the first that he hit this season.
In other pitching news, Ryder Gibbs looked comfortable as he tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (two).
Back at the plate, Johnny Garcia was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing five bases while going 3-for-5. He has become a key player for ALA - West Foothills: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 4-5 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Gabe Kellett, who went 2-for-4 with one triple, two RBI, and one double.
ALA - West Foothills kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 13 hits. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their hit total in three consecutive matchups.
ALA - West Foothills' win bumped their record up to 11-5. As for Buckeye, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-9.
Coming up, ALA - West Foothills will head out to square off against Yuma Catholic at 3:45 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Guardians 3.4, the Shamrocks 1.4) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Buckeye, they will look to defend their home field on Monday against Verrado at 6:00 p.m. The Hawks will need to watch out since the Vipers have now posted at least ten runs in their last four games.
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