The Crismon Rattlers will stay at home for another game and welcome the Fountain Hills Falcons at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Crismon pushed their score all the way to 14 on Wednesday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell just short of American Leadership Academy - West Foothills by a score of 16-14. That's two games in a row now that Crismon has lost by exactly two runs.
David Poldoian stepped up to lead a balanced group of hitters: he went 2-for-4 with three RBI, a triple, and a run. Another player making a difference was Masen Lopez, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Even though they lost, Crismon was hitting in the alleys and finished the game with five doubles. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as American Leadership Academy - West Foothills only hit two.
Meanwhile, after a string of five wins, Fountain Hills' good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They took a 5-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of American Leadership Academy - Ironwood.
Crismon's defeat dropped their record down to 5-3. As for Fountain Hills, their loss dropped their record down to 8-5-1.
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