The Higley Knights will face off against the Gilbert Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Gilbert took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Higley, who comes in off a win.
Higley took a ten-run defeat the last time they faced off against Highland, but this time they managed to keep it close and that made all the difference. The Knights never let the Hawks get on the board and left with a 2-0 victory on Thursday.
The result came thanks to Jet Gonzalez's shutout, as he gave up just three hits. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Higley is 6-1 when he allows at most three earned runs, but 7-8 otherwise.
Blake Daly
| 04/10/25 vs Highland | 2 |
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At the plate, Higley's win was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Blake Daly, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. Those two hits gave Daly a new career-high.
Meanwhile, Gilbert suffered their closest loss since March 3rd on Thursday. They fell just short of Queen Creek by a score of 8-6.
Hayden Leach stepped up to lead a balanced group of hitters: he scored a run while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Grant Goodman, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Higley pushed their record up to 13-9 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Gilbert, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost four of their last five matches. That's put a noticeable dent in their 8-13 record this season.
Higley might still be hurting after the 13-3 defeat they got from Gilbert in their previous matchup back in February of 2023. Can the Knights avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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