The Tanque Verde Hawks are taking a road trip to take on the Cholla Chargers at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
It was a Battle of the Birds when Tanque Verde took on Desert Christian on Saturday. Tanque Verde put the hurt on Desert Christian with a sharp 17-1 win. Considering the Hawks have won three contests by more than ten runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Rocco Haggard
| 03/01/25 vs Desert Christian | 8 |
| 03/14/24 vs Cathedral | 6 |
| 03/30/24 @ Bisbee | 5 |
| 02/27/25 vs Benson | 4 |
| 04/11/24 @ Willcox | 3 |
Rocco Haggard made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He struck out eight batters over three innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in strikeouts. He was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with four RBI, one triple, and one run. That triple marked the first that he hit this season.
In other batting news, Liam Brunell and Dylan Lewis did most of the damage at the plate: Brunell scored two runs while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances, while Lewis scored three runs while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. That's the most runs Lewis has posted since back in March of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Landon Walker, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2.
Tanque Verde always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .758. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Cholla had to kick off their season on the road on Wednesday, but they showed no ill effects. They blew past Pueblo 12-1. The victory continues a trend for the Chargers in their matchups with the Warriors: they've now won four in a row.
Hector Silvain was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching three innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Silvain was also big at the plate, scoring three runs while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Brandon Armenta, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Amare Martinez, who scored a run while going 2-for-2.
Tanque Verde's record is now 3-0-1. As for Cholla, their record now sits at 1-0.
