The Gilbert Indians will face off against the Airport Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Gilbert comes in on four and Airport on three.
Gilbert's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They had just enough and edged out North Augusta 1-0. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Indians have posted against the Yellow Jackets since March 8, 2017.
Meanwhile, with a playoff win on the line, Airport rose to the challenge on Saturday. Everything went their way against the Sharks as they made off with an 11-2 victory. The Eagles not only won on Saturday, but they posted their biggest win since April 4th (when they won 15-3).
Brice Gillette made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in ten consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two doubles and one run. That's the most doubles he has posted since back in March.
In other batting news, Daniel Butts was incredible, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with one home run and four RBI. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high. Landon Jeffcoat was another key player, going 3-for-4 with three runs and three RBI.
Airport's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 21-6. The home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.7 runs over those games. As for Gilbert, their win bumped their record up to 26-4.
Gilbert couldn't quite finish off Airport in their previous meeting back in April and fell 3-1. Can the Indians avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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