The Higley Knights will head out on the road to challenge the Gilbert Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Higley's pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so Gilbert's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Higley took a ten-run loss the last time they faced off against Gilbert, but this time they managed to keep it close and that made all the difference. The Knights sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 7-5 victory over the Tigers on Monday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Knights.
Ryan Birch looked comfortable as he struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off four hits (and not a single walk).
On the hitting side, Higley's win was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Hayden Scatena, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. That's the most hits Scatena has posted since back in February.
Higley pushed their record up to 14-9 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.6 runs on average over those games. As for Gilbert, their victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 9-14.
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