The Higley Knights will venture away from home to square off against the Pinnacle Pioneers at 3:45 p.m. on Monday. Higley's pitching crew has only allowed 3.4 runs per game this season, so Pinnacle's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Higley fell victim to Queen Creek and their airtight pitching crew on Thursday. They fell just short of the Bulldogs by a score of 1-0.
Alan Macias was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run over 6.1 innings pitched. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-low in walks (zero).
On the hitting side, Higley saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Gio Liburdi, who went 1-for-2 with one double.
Meanwhile, Pinnacle suffered their closest loss since February 23, 2024 on Thursday. They fell just short of Liberty by a score of 10-8. The defeat continues a trend for the Pioneers in their meetings with the Lions: they've now lost three in a row.
Ben Stowe made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went a perfect 1-for-1 with one home run and four RBI. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Colin Follmer, who scored a run while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances.
Higley's record is now 10-6. As for Pinnacle, their record is now 7-7-1.
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