Knights
| 03/28/25 @ San Tan Foothills | 29 |
| 03/19/25 @ Benjamin Franklin | 23 |
| 03/18/25 vs Bourgade Catholic | 22 |
| 03/24/25 vs Centaurus | 13 |
| 03/26/25 vs Idaho Falls | 11 |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Gilbert Christian). They never let the San Tan Foothills Sabercats get on the board and left with a 29-0 win on Friday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Hayden Jensen made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (three). He was even better at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. He has become a key player for Gilbert Christian: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 5-6 otherwise.
In other batting news, Tyler Burr was a standout: he went a perfect 4-for-4 with one home run, seven RBI, and one double. Those seven RBI gave him a new career-high. Dane Coyle was another key player, getting on base in all five of his plate appearances with one home run, four runs, and three RBI.
Gilbert Christian kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 14 hits. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their hit total in three consecutive matchups.
Gilbert Christian has been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten games. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-6 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.6 runs over those games. San Tan Foothills dropped their record down to 1-11 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season.
Coming up, Gilbert Christian will welcome Payson at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. As for San Tan Foothills, they are taking a road trip to challenge Bourgade Catholic at 3:45 p.m. on Monday. Bourgade Catholic has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 13 runs per game on average), something San Tan Foothills will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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