The Horizon Huskies will be taking part in a tournament against the Gilbert Tigers at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Horizon will be strutting in after a victory while Gilbert will be coming in after a defeat.
Horizon took a loss when they played away from home on Thursday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They walked away with a 6-1 win over Canyon del Oro.
Jack Bolton looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits.
Kanon Faseler
| 02/27/26 vs Canyon del Oro | 2 |
| 04/22/25 vs Chaparral | 1 |
| 04/17/25 vs Mountain Pointe | 1 |
| 03/27/25 @ Notre Dame Prep | 1 |
| 03/12/25 vs Poston Butte | 1 |
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Kanon Faseler, who got on base in two of his three plate appearances with two stolen bases and two runs. Those two stolen bases gave him a new career-high. Hudson Grainger was another key player, getting on base in two of his three plate appearances with one stolen base and one run.
Flagstaff hit Gilbert with a nine-run sixth inning on Friday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Tigers came up short against the Eagles, falling 13-3. The loss put an end to the Tigers' undefeated start to the season.
Raiden Brown made the most of his time in the batter's box despite the final result and went a perfect 2-for-2 with two doubles, one stolen base, and one run.
Horizon's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-2. As for Gilbert, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 2-1.
Horizon was able to grind out a solid win over Gilbert when the teams last played back in April of 2019, winning 5-2. Will the Huskies 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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