Baseball Game Preview: ALA - Gilbert North Eagles vs. Poston Butte Broncos

For the second straight game, ALA - Gilbert North will face off against Poston Butte. ALA - Gilbert North will head out to square off against Poston Butte at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. ALA - Gilbert North is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.1 runs per game this season.

ALA - Gilbert North made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Poston Butte, but they still couldn't quite topple them. ALA - Gilbert North never let Poston Butte get on the board and left with a 10-0 victory on Monday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Eagles considering their two-run performance the matchup before.

Tate Clarkson

Runs

03/08/25 vs Ogden	3
03/07/25 vs Westlake	3
02/26/25 vs Seton Catholic	3
03/31/25 vs Poston Butte	2
03/11/25 vs Combs	2
+ 6 more games

The team relied heavily on Tate Clarkson, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3. He is becoming a predictor of ALA - Gilbert North's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 4-2 (and 3-6 when he doesn't). Matix Dunn also deserves some recognition as he hit his first triple of the season.

ALA - Gilbert North was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .536. The last time their batting average was this high was back in March of 2024.

ALA - Gilbert North's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 7-8. As for Poston Butte, their loss was their first in the region, dropping their region record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 5-9.

Poston Butte's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: ALA - Gilbert North hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .313. It's a different story for Poston Butte, though, as they've only averaged .236. Will they be able to contain ALA - Gilbert North's hitters? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.