Poston Butte scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Wednesday. They never let the Coronado Dons onto the board and left with a 24-0 victory. The result was nothing new for Poston Butte, who have now won seven contests by eight runs or more so far this season.
Jacob Osborne and Tristan Wenta made a splash no matter where they played. On the mound, Osborne tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also didn't allow any walks). Meanwhile, Wenta pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits (he also didn't allow any walks). At bat, Osborne scored four runs while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances, while Wenta scored three runs and stole a base.
In other batting news, Dalton Vangordon was a standout: he scored four runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Noah Allison, who went 2-for-2 with three runs, a triple, and two RBI.
On Coronado's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was David Rodriguez, who went 1-for-1 with a stolen base and a double.
Poston Butte's win bumped their record up to 12-4. As for Coronado, they are on an eight-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-9.
Poston Butte will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Arizona College Prep at 3:45 p.m. Poston Butte's pitching crew has only allowed 2.8 runs per game this season, so Arizona College Prep's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Coronado, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Apache Junction at 3:45 p.m. Coronado is facing Apache Junction at the right time seeing as Apache Junction is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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