The Gilbert Indians are taking a road trip to take on the Darlington Falcons at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Gilbert's pitching crew has only allowed 3.9 runs per game this season, so Darlington's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Gilbert took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They were the clear victors by an 8-2 margin over Brookland-Cayce. The Indians might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 13 contests by six runs or more this season.
Meanwhile, it's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Darlington can now relate to. They lost 11-1 to the War Eagles on Friday. The loss continues a trend for the Falcons in their meetings with the War Eagles: they've now lost three in a row.
Darlington saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kee Key Bacote, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one RBI.
Gilbert pushed their record up to 15-9 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.2 runs over those games. As for Darlington, their defeat dropped their record down to 15-7.
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