The third road contest was the charm for ALA - Ironwood, as they earned their first away victory of the season. They came out on top against the Gilbert Christian Knights on Thursday by a score of 16-6 (the very same score they lost by in their prior game). The win continues a trend for the Warriors in their matchups with the Knights: they've now won nine in a row.
The team relied heavily on Samantha Campano, who went 3-for-4 with one home run, five RBI, and three runs. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in doubles (two). Another player making a difference was Antonia Benzor, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 4-for-5.
ALA - Ironwood was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .474. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Gilbert Christian only posted a batting average of .148.
ALA - Ironwood picked up their first road victory, bumping their record up to 3-11. As for Gilbert Christian, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-11.
We've got plenty of inter-region action coming up soon. ALA - Ironwood is set to face off against their familiar foe Payson at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Meanwhile, Gilbert Christian will take on rival Bourgade Catholic at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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