Gilbert is 0-5 against Queen Creek since March of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Gilbert Tigers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Queen Creek Bulldogs at 3:45 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Last Wednesday, Gilbert made easy work of Mesquite and carried off a 9-2 win.
Brinli Fletcher spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered two runs (both of which were unearned) on three hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Arianna Leon was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-4. Gezzelle Guardado was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with two RBI.
Meanwhile, Queen Creek had already won seven in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10.3 runs), and they went ahead and made it eight on Thursday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Raiders a 10-0 shutout. Give Queen Creek's pitching crew some credit: that's the team's fifth straight shutout.
Corie Shull made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 13 over five innings pitched. Shull was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs.
Shull wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Kayla Porter, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Gilbert's victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 9-12. As for Queen Creek, they pushed their record up to 21-4 with that win, which was their tenth straight on the road.
Both the two teams just can't seem to miss. Gilbert has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 10.7 hits per game. However, it's not like Queen Creek struggles in that department as they've been averaging only 4.6. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Gilbert suffered a grim 12-2 defeat to Queen Creek when the teams last played back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Shull, who struck out eight batters over four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits (and not a single walk). Now that Gilbert knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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