The Higley Knights will head out to take on the Gilbert Tigers at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Higley has given up an average of 8.6 runs per game this season, but Monday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Thursday just wasn't the day for Higley's offense. They lost 11-0 to Highland on Thursday. The Knights have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, after only one run in their last match, Gilbert made sure to put some runs up on the board against Mountain Pointe on Friday. The Tigers blew past the Pride 12-2. Considering the Tigers have won six contests by more than nine runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Gilbert got a massive performance out of Jasmyn Pacheco, who went 3-for-4 with three runs, four RBI, and one double. Those three runs gave Pacheco a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Hayley Joiner, who went 2-for-4 with one home run and four RBI.
Gilbert always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .517. They are 7-1 when they post an OBP of .513 or better.
Gilbert's record now sits at 8-10. As for Higley, their loss dropped their record down to 7-18-1.
Higley suffered a grim 14-2 defeat to Gilbert when the teams last played back in April of 2022. Can the Knights avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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