The Gilbert Christian Knights will take on the Payson Longhorns at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Gilbert Christian will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last.
Gilbert Christian is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They never let San Tan Foothills get on the board and left with a 29-0 win on Friday. Considering the Knights have won six contests by more than nine runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
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Hayden Jensen was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (three). He was even better at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. He is becoming a predictor of Gilbert Christian's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 5-6 when he doesn't).
In other batting news, Tyler Burr was a standout: he went a perfect 4-for-4 with one home run, seven RBI, and one double. Those seven RBI gave him a new career-high. Dane Coyle was another key player, getting on base in all five of his plate appearances with one home run, four runs, and three RBI.
Gilbert Christian was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .500. They are a perfect 6-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Meanwhile, Payson fell victim to Northwest Christian and their airtight pitching crew on Thursday. They lost 7-0 to the Crusaders. The Longhorns haven't had much luck with the Crusaders recently, as the team has come up short the last six times they've met.
Gilbert Christian is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten games. That's provided a massive bump to their 8-6 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.6 runs over those games. Payson's defeat dropped their record down to 8-4.
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