Pinnacle won the last time they faced Gilbert, and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Pinnacle Pioneers had just enough and edged the Gilbert Tigers out 4-3.
Pinnacle got a great performance from Noah Weiss as he pitched 5.1 innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off three hits. Weiss has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Brayden Bullard was excellent, going 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Colin Follmer, who scored a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
On Gilbert's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Drew Johnson, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Pinnacle is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a massive bump to their 15-12-1 record this season. As for Gilbert, they have been struggling recently as they've lost ten of their last 13 matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 16-15 record this season.
Pinnacle will head out on the road to take on Desert Vista at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Desert Vista's pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so Pinnacle's hitters will have their work cut out for them. Gilbert does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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