| 04/16/24 - Away | 19-0 W |
| 04/16/24 - Away | 12-3 W |
| 04/18/23 - Home | 15-5 W |
| 04/18/23 - Home | 8-1 W |
| 04/21/22 - Away | 17-6 W |
| + 5 more games |
Navajo Prep is a perfect 10-0 against Tohatchi since April of 2019 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Tuesday. The Eagles will host the Cougars at 3:00 p.m. The two teams are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
Tohatchi will be up against a hot Navajo Prep squad: the team just extended their winning streak to three. The Eagles never let Northwest get on the board and left with a 10-0 victory on Friday. That's two games straight that the Eagles have won by exactly ten runs.
Andre Nakai was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off six hits. Nakai was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-3. Those two hits gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Keith Dodge, who went 2-for-3 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. Those three RBI gave him a new career-high. Kiyrinzo Ignacio-Frank was another key player, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Tohatchi hadn't done well against Zuni recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. The Cougars put the hurt on the Thunderbirds with a sharp 10-1 win. The Cougars might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight contests by eight runs or more this season.
Like Navajo Prep, Tohatchi also got a great game from a two-way player: Brayden Chee. On the mound, he struck out 15 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits (and only one walk). Chee has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with two RBI and one double.
In other batting news, Tohatchi let Raiden Vandervere and Ricky Long run wild. Vandervere scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4, while Long scored two runs and stole three bases while going 1-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Thurmond Bitsie, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Navajo Prep pushed their record up to 5-13 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. The road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.3 runs over those games. As for Tohatchi, their victory bumped their record up to 10-4.
Everything went Navajo Prep's way against Tohatchi in their previous meeting back in April of 2024, as Navajo Prep made off with a 19-0 win. Do the Eagles have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Cougars turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
