The Bishop Gorman Gaels will take on the Arbor View Aggies at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Bishop Gorman heads in on the heels of a playoff game on Wednesday. They came up short against Palo Verde, falling 16-0. The Gaels have struggled against the Panthers recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive lost meeting.
Meanwhile, Arbor View faced Green Valley in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Wednesday. The Aggies blew past the Gators 9-3. The result was nothing new for the Aggies, who have now won ten contests by six runs or more so far this season.
Ava Henderson made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over six innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits. Henderson was also big at the plate, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with four RBI and two doubles. That's the most RBI she has posted since back in March.
In other batting news, Lilly Easton was incredible, going 3-for-4 with two runs, two RBI, and one double. That double was her first of the season. Malaya Tellis was another key player, getting on base in three of her five plate appearances with one run and one RBI.
Arbor View always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .514. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Green Valley only posted an OBP of .333.
Arbor View is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 17-9 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 4.0 runs on average over those games. As for Bishop Gorman, their loss dropped their record down to 17-12-1.
Bishop Gorman couldn't quite finish off Arbor View in their previous matchup last Tuesday and fell 7-5. Can the Gaels avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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