The Metro Tech Knights will face off against the Apache Junction Prospectors at 3:45 p.m. on Thursday. Metro Tech will be strutting in after a victory while Apache Junction will be coming in after a defeat.
Having struggled with four losses in a row, Metro Tech turned things around against North on Friday. They came out on top against the Mustangs by a score of 7-4.
Meanwhile, Apache Junction was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their eighth straight defeat. They came up short against Coolidge, falling 11-4. That's two games in a row now that the Prospectors have lost by exactly seven runs.
Austin Bailey was cooking despite his team's loss, going a perfect 4-for-4 with one double and one RBI. Decker Castillo also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
Apache Junction's loss dropped their record down to 2-10. As for Metro Tech, their win bumped their record up to 4-6.
Metro Tech might still be hurting after the 27-4 defeat they got from Apache Junction in their previous meeting back in March of 2018. Can the Knights avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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