Baseball Game Preview: Crismon Rattlers vs. ALA - Gilbert North Eagles

The Crismon Rattlers will square off against the ALA - Gilbert North Eagles at 3:45 p.m. on Tuesday. Crismon will be looking to extend their current 11-game winning streak.

Crismon's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They blew past Central 27-0. The Rattlers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 13 contests by six runs or more this season.

Brantley Coplen looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.

Damien Parra

Runs Batted In (Career)

04/14/25 @ Central	4
03/25/25 @ Eastmark	3
03/21/25 vs Gunnison	2
04/12/24 vs Madison Highland Prep	2
03/30/24 @ Winslow	2

At the plate, Damien Parra was a standout: he went 4-for-5 with three runs, four RBI, and one triple. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Masen Lopez, who went 2-for-4 with one home run, three runs, and three RBI.

Crismon was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .619. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .385 or higher in seven consecutive games.

Meanwhile, after a string of seven wins, ALA - Gilbert North's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They came up short against Centennial, falling 8-0. Having soared to a lofty 15 runs in the game before, the Eagles' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.

Crismon's victory was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 18-3. The road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.3 runs on average over those games. As for ALA - Gilbert North, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-9.

Both Crismon and ALA - Gilbert North just can't seem to miss. The Rattlers have been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 11.6 hits per game. However, it's not like ALA - Gilbert North struggles in that department as they've been averaging only 5 hits. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance. Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other baseball content.