After flying high against Winslow on Friday, Buckeye came back down to earth. The Hawks fell 7-2 to the ALA - West Foothills Guardians on Saturday.
Buckeye saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Khasai Thornberg, who went 1-for-2 with one double. That double marked the first that Thornberg hit this season.
Buckeye's loss dropped their record down to 4-9. As for ALA - West Foothills, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-5 record this season.
Buckeye and ALA - West Foothills could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Arizona Rankings. The Hawks (ranked 207th) will meet Verrado (ranked 31st) at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Meanwhile, ALA - West Foothills will face off against Yuma Catholic at 3:45 p.m. on Tuesday with a big rank disadvantage (89 vs. 9).
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