Gilbert waltzed into their matchup on Thursday with seven straight wins... but they left with eight. They had just enough and edged the Gila Ridge Hawks out 4-3. That's more bragging rights for Gilbert, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Gilbert's victory was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Drew Baker, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-2.
On Gila Ridge's side, Ryder Schultz made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and got on base in all four of his plate appearances with a double.
Gilbert pushed their record up to 12-3 with that win, which was their eighth straight at home. As for Gila Ridge, they are on a 13-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-13.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Gilbert will take on Highland at 3:45 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Highland: 1.9, Gilbert: 3.5) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Gila Ridge, they will look to defend their home field on Saturday against Westwood at 2:00 p.m. Westwood's pitching crew has only allowed 3.9 runs per game this season, so Gila Ridge's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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