The Gilbert Tigers are taking a road trip to face off against the Horizon Huskies at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday.
Gilbert came into their game on Friday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They came up short against Flagstaff, falling 13-3. The loss put an end to the Tigers' undefeated start to the season.
Raiden Brown was cooking despite his team's loss, going a perfect 2-for-2 with two doubles, one stolen base, and one run.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Horizon, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Thursday. They walked away with a 6-1 win over Canyon del Oro on Friday.
Jack Bolton looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Kanon Faseler, who got on base in two of his three plate appearances with two stolen bases and two runs. Those two stolen bases gave him a new career-high. Hudson Grainger was another key player, getting on base in two of his three plate appearances with one stolen base and one run.
Horizon's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-2. As for Gilbert, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 2-1.
Gilbert couldn't quite get it done against Horizon in their previous meeting back in April of 2019 as they fell 5-2. Can the Tigers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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