The Gilbert Tigers will head out on the road to take on the North Polk Comets at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Gilbert 3.2, North Polk 3.5) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Gilbert is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 11 runs on Thursday, they were much more limited against Norwalk on Friday. They fell just short of the Warriors by a score of 2-0. The match marked the first time this season in which the Tigers were not able to get on the board.
Meanwhile, North Polk waltzed into their contest on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They were the clear victors by a 13-1 margin over Hampton-Dumont/CAL. That looming 13-1 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Comets yet this season.
North Polk pushed their record up to 4-2 with the win, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.7 runs on average this season. As for Gilbert, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-3.
Gilbert suffered a grim 14-0 defeat to North Polk in their previous meeting back in May of 2024. Can the Tigers avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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