The San Tan Charter Roadrunners will look to defend their home field on Monday against the Phoenix Country Day Eagles at 3:45 p.m. San Tan Charter is coming into the game hot, having won their last eight games.
San Tan Charter is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Monday, just like they did against San Carlos (and have done all season long). San Tan Charter's pitchers stepped up to hand San Carlos a 26-0 shutout on Thursday.
Dillon Wildrick and Tommy Crupi were a major factor while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Wildrick pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Crupi pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Wildrick has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. At bat, Wildrick scored a run while going 4-for-4, while Crupi scored four runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, San Tan Charter got a massive performance out of Jonathan Markland, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Preston Cox, who scored four runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 12 runs the game before, Phoenix Country Day was a bit more limited in their matchup on Thursday. They fell victim to a rough 12-1 loss at the hands of Madison Highland Prep.
Phoenix Country Day saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kailer Smith, who went 2-for-2 with two stolen bases.
Even though they lost, Phoenix Country Day didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with ten strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Madison Highland Prep only tossed six.
San Tan Charter's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 15-3. As for Phoenix Country Day, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-13.
Both both teams just can't seem to miss. San Tan Charter has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 8.7 hits per game. However, it's not like Phoenix Country Day struggles in that department as they've been averaging only 5. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
San Tan Charter might still be hurting after the 11-1 loss they got from Phoenix Country Day in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Thankfully for San Tan Charter, Tim Moriarty (who scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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