The Sunnyside Blue Devils will be defending their home field for the first time this season when they go up against the Gilbert Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Sunnyside comes in still looking for their first win of the season.
Sunnyside's tournament run continued when they took on O'Connor on Saturday. The Blue Devils came up short against the Eagles, falling 11-1.
Sunnyside saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was PEDRO LOPEZ, who went 2-for-3 with one run and one double. That run marked the first that LOPEZ has scored this season.
Meanwhile, Gilbert lost 15-5 to Horizon on Saturday. The Tigers have struggled against the Huskies recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Holt Pettit and Brayden Navarrete did some serious damage despite the final result: Pettit went 1-for-2 with three RBI and one double, while Navarrete got on base in all three of his plate appearances with two runs and one stolen base.
Sunnyside's defeat dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Gilbert, their loss dropped their record down to 2-2.
Sunnyside came out on top in a nail-biter against Gilbert in their previous meeting back in March of 2025, sneaking past 4-2. Will the Blue Devils repeat their success, or do the Tigers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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