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| 04/14/25 - Home | 7-5 W |
| 02/22/23 - Home | 3-13 L |
| 04/12/22 - Home | 2-1 W |
| 03/25/22 - Away | 9-1 W |
| 04/13/21 - Away | 6-3 W |
| + 3 more games |
Higley took a ten-run defeat the last time they faced off against Gilbert, but this time they managed to keep it close and that made all the difference. The Knights came out on top in a nail-biter against the Tigers on Monday, sneaking past 7-5. That's two games straight that the Knights have won by exactly two runs.
Ryan Birch looked comfortable as he struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off four hits (and not a single walk).
On the hitting side, Higley's win was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Hayden Scatena, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. The dominant performance also gave Scatena a new career-high in RBI (three).
Higley is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-9 record this season. As for Gilbert, their loss was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 8-14.
Looking ahead, Gilbert will challenge South Mountain at 3:45 p.m. on Wednesday. Higley will be paying especially close attention to the Tigers' match: after the Tigers faces off against the Jaguars, they'll take on Higley again at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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