For the first time this season, Gilbert Christian will have a chance to prove themselves in a conference matchup on Tuesday. After both having extra time off, they and the Bourgade Catholic Golden Eagles will dust off their jerseys to take on one another at 6:00 p.m. Gilbert Christian will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last.
Gilbert Christian is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Safford an 11-0 shutout last Thursday. The Knights not only won last Thursday, but they posted their biggest win since April 22, 2024.
Not much got past Caleb Johnson, who gave up just two hits and racked up eight Ks to keep Safford off the board. That's the fewest hits Johnson has allowed since back in April of 2024.
On the hitting side, Sam Webb was a standout: he scored two runs and stole Two bases. while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. That's the most stolen bases he has posted since back in April of 2024. Micky Moran was another key player, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Bourgade Catholic came up short against Kingman last Thursday, falling 11-1. The game marked the Golden Eagles' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
The victory was their first on the road , bumping their record up to 2-4. As for Bourgade Catholic, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-5.
Everything went Gilbert Christian's way against Bourgade Catholic in their previous matchup back in March of 2021, as Gilbert Christian made off with a 7-1 win. Will Gilbert Christian repeat their success, or does Bourgade Catholic have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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