The Gilbert Indians will venture away from home to take on the South Aiken Thoroughbreds at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Gilbert has six straight victories, South Aiken has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
On Monday, everything went Gilbert's way against Aiken as Gilbert made off with a 12-1 win. Considering the Indians have won three contests by more than nine runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Monday just wasn't the day for South Aiken's offense. They lost 16-0 to Airport on Monday. The match marked the first time this season in which the Thoroughbreds were not able to get on the board.
Gilbert's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-1. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.3 runs over those games. As for South Aiken, their loss dropped their record down to 1-4.
Gilbert took their win against South Aiken in their previous matchup back in April of 2017 by a conclusive 8-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Gilbert since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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