Baseball Recap: Navajo Prep Eagles vs. Thoreau Hawks
Navajo Prep waltzed into their game on Tuesday with eight straight wins... but they left with nine. They blew past the Thoreau Hawks 18-2. Considering Navajo Prep has won ten matches by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Nehemiah Simpson was a standout: he scored three runs and stole three bases while going 3-for-4. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last five times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Kolton Holyan, who scored two runs and stole four bases while going 3-for-4.
Navajo Prep's victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 12-9. As for Thoreau, they are on an 11-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-16.
Navajo Prep will be playing at home against Laguna Acoma at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Navajo Prep's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last eight matchups. As for Thoreau, they will head out on the road to take on Zuni at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. Zuni is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 10.4 runs per game this season.
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