Poston Butte had lost four straight on the road, but on Thursday they dropped their record down to 7-15 to make it five. They came up short against the ALA - Queen Creek Patriots, falling 15-4. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Patriots this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 5-4 on Tuesday.
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Cordd Baker was cooking despite his team's loss, going a perfect 2-for-2 with two doubles, one stolen base, and two RBI. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played. Another player making a difference was Damian Serrano, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI, one run, and one double.
As for ALA - Queen Creek, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 20-2. They might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won ten matches by eight runs or more this season.
On ALA - Queen Creek's side, Juan Pablo Altamirano and Tayden Brewer did most of the damage at the plate: Altamirano got on base in four of his five plate appearances with three stolen bases, three runs, and two RBI, while Brewer got on base in all five of his plate appearances with four runs, two stolen bases, and two RBI. Those three stolen bases gave Altamirano a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Jhett Reidhead, who got on base in two of his four plate appearances with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run.
We've got plenty of inter-region action coming up soon. Poston Butte will take on rival Eastmark at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Meanwhile, ALA - Queen Creek is set to square off against their familiar foe Crismon at 3:45 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Patriots 2.9, the Rattlers 3.1) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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