After eight games on the road, Poston Butte is heading back home. They will take on the Arizona College Prep Knights at 3:45 p.m. on Monday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Poston Butte: 2.9, Arizona College Prep: 4.1) so any runs scored will be well earned.
After soaring to 24 runs the game before, Poston Butte were a bit more limited in their game on Friday. They fell 5-1 to Arizona College Prep. Poston Butte has struggled against Arizona College Prep recently, as their matchup on Friday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Poston Butte got a good showing from Jacob Osborne, who pitched three innings while giving up no earned run off two hits (he also only allowed one walk).
At the plate, Noah Allison made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with a home run.
Even though they lost, Poston Butte hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. This was only their first loss (out of four games) when they post two or more strikeouts.
Poston Butte's defeat dropped their record down to 12-5. As for Arizona College Prep, their victory bumped their record up to 11-5-1.
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