Poston Butte waltzed into their match on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They walked away with a 7-2 victory over the American Leadership Academy - Gilbert North Eagles. That's more bragging rights for Poston Butte, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Cordd Baker made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off six hits (he also only allowed one walk). Baker was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Misael Leyba, who went 1-for-3 with a home run and four RBI. Another player making a difference was Damien Serrano, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
On American Leadership Academy - Gilbert North's side, they saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nash Bigham, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
Poston Butte's win bumped their record up to 15-6. As for American Leadership Academy - Gilbert North, their loss dropped their record down to 12-8.
Poston Butte will have a chance to go back-to-back against American Leadership Academy - Gilbert North: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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