The matchup between Gila Bend and Tri-City Christian Academy on Thursday hardly resembled the 3-0 effort from their previous meeting. The Gila Monsters came out on top against the Warriors by a score of 12-8. For the Gila Monsters, this counts as revenge for the 3-0 victory the Warriors walked away with the last time they faced one another back in April of 2018.
Crash Davis made a splash no matter where he played. He struck out seven batters over four innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits. Davis was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in all five of his plate appearances with one home run, four stolen bases, and four runs. He is becoming a predictor of Gila Bend's success: when he posts at least two stolen bases the team is undefeated (and 2-5 when he doesn't).
Nolan Davis
| 04/24/25 vs Tri-City Christian Academy | 2 |
| 04/11/25 vs Ajo | 2 |
| 03/25/25 @ Tohono O'Odham | 2 |
| 03/21/25 vs Tohono O'Odham | 2 |
| 04/04/25 vs Wickenburg Christian Academy | 1 |
| + 1 more games |
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Nolan Davis, who went 1-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. He has become a key player for Gila Bend: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 3-5 otherwise. Jesus Gomez was another key player, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with two stolen bases, one run, and one RBI.
Gila Bend was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .462. They are a perfect 5-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Gila Bend's win bumped their record up to 7-5. As for Tri-City Christian Academy, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-8.
Gila Bend does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Tri-City Christian Academy, they will head out to face off against Holy Family Academy at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
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