After three games on the road, Boulder Creek is heading back home. They will take on the Queen Creek Bulldogs at 3:45 p.m. on Thursday.
Boulder Creek fought the good fight in their extra-innings match against Cherokee Trail on Wednesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Cougars by a score of 12-11. Both teams can probably skip cardio this week after making that many trips around the bases.
Boulder Creek got a good showing from Erick Gates, who pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits (he also didn't allow any walks).
On the hitting side, Chase Gilmore and Hudson Burnett did some serious damage despite the final result: Gilmore scored two runs while getting on base in three of his six plate appearances, while Burnett went 4-for-5 with three RBI. Another player making a difference was Keegan Bowser, who scored a run while going 2-for-5.
Meanwhile, Queen Creek can now show off five landslide victories after their most recent contest on Wednesday. They put the hurt on Mountain Ridge with a sharp 7-1 win. The victory was nothing new for Queen Creek as they're now sitting on four straight.
Boulder Creek has been struggling recently as they've lost eight of their last nine matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-10 record this season. As for Queen Creek, they pushed their record up to 8-6 with that win, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season.
Boulder Creek came up short against Queen Creek in their previous meeting back in March of 2023, falling 4-1. Thankfully for Boulder Creek, Ty Stradling (who didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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