Softball Preview: Tanque Verde Hawks vs. Douglas Bulldogs
The Tanque Verde Hawks will look to defend their home field on Saturday against the Douglas Bulldogs at 1:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Tanque Verde waltzed into their matchup on Friday with three straight wins... but they left with four. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Titans a 23-0 shutout.
Gabby Fukunaga was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 11 over four innings pitched. Fukunaga has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in nine consecutive pitching appearances. Fukunaga was also big at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing four bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
In other batting news, Tanque Verde got a massive performance out of Lizzy Pratt, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Emily Ryan, who scored two runs and stole five bases.
Meanwhile, everything went Douglas' way against Amphitheater on Thursday as Douglas made off with a 15-4 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Douglas.
Tanque Verde's win bumped their record up to 10-8. As for Douglas, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-5 record this season.
Tanque Verde skirted past Douglas 3-2 in their previous matchup back in April of 2022. Will Tanque Verde repeat their success, or does Douglas have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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