There's no place like home for Flagstaff, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Monday. They won by a run and slipped past the Poston Butte Broncos 5-4.
The team relied heavily on Luke Hewes, who went 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Jake Carpenter, who went 2-for-5 with a stolen base, a double, and an RBI.
On Poston Butte's side, Jacob Osborne was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run over six innings pitched. Osborne has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Dalton Vangordon was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-4 with a home run and three runs. Noah Allison was another key contributor, getting on base in four of his five plate appearances with an RBI.
Flagstaff pushed their record up to 22-6 with that win, which was their ninth straight at home. As for Poston Butte, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 21-7.
Flagstaff will head out on the road to challenge Salpointe Catholic at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Salpointe Catholic: 3.5, Flagstaff: 3.6) so any runs scored will be well earned. Poston Butte does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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