The Florence Gophers will head out to face off against the ALA - West Foothills Guardians at 3:45 p.m. on Monday. Florence is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.2 runs per game this season.
ALA - West Foothills will be up against a hot Florence squad: the team just extended their winning streak to three. Florence walked away with a 10-5 win over Coolidge on Friday.
Adrian Rodriguez was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out ten batters over 3.2 innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits. Rodriguez was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
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In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Wyatt Stenson, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Zane O'Rourke was another key player, going 1-for-3 with two RBI.
Florence always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .515. The last time their OBP was this high was back in February.
Meanwhile, ALA - West Foothills suffered their closest loss since April 15, 2024 on Friday. They fell just short of River Valley by a score of 6-4. The Guardians have struggled against the Dust Devils recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost meeting.
ALA - West Foothills saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Gabe Kellett, who went 2-for-4 with one double and one RBI. That double was Kellett's first of the season.
Florence's record now sits at 9-3. As for ALA - West Foothills, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-4.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Monday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Florence has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 9.2 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like ALA - West Foothills struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 7.4 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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