The Boulder Creek Jaguars will take on the St. Mary's Knights in a tournament on Friday.
Boulder Creek's tournament run continued when they took on Red Mountain on Thursday. Boulder Creek fell 6-1 to Red Mountain.
Boulder Creek got a good showing from Logan Gascoyne, who tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits.
At the plate, Boulder Creek saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Colt Eikleberry, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3. That's the most stolen bases Eikleberry has posted since back in March of 2024.
Meanwhile, St. Mary's hadn't done well against Gilbert recently (they were 0-3 in their previous three matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. Everything went St. Mary's way against Gilbert as St. Mary's made off with an 8-2 victory. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Knights have posted since April 8, 2024.
Javier Romero was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Evan Rios, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two RBI.
The victory made it two in a row for St. Mary's and bumps their season record up to a perfect 2-0. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.5 runs over those games. As for Boulder Creek, they dropped their record down to 1-1 with the defeat, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season.
Everything went Boulder Creek's way against St. Mary's when the teams last played back in February of 2024, as Boulder Creek made off with a 13-3 win. Will Boulder Creek repeat their success, or does St. Mary's have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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