Baseball Recap: Navajo Pine Sets Scoring Season-High Against Thoreau

Warriors

Team Score (Highest)

04/03/25 @ Thoreau	20
03/20/25 vs Lordsburg	4
03/11/25 vs Zuni	4
03/27/25 vs Thoreau	2
03/24/25 @ Tohatchi	1

Navajo Pine made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Thoreau, but they still couldn't quite topple them. The Warriors blew past the Hawks 20-11 on Thursday. The Warriors' hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.

The team relied heavily on Anthony Sandoval, who scored two runs and stole four bases while going 1-for-2. What's more, he posted two RBI, the most he's had since back in April of 2024. Another player making a difference was Taishawn-Malik Billie, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-1.

Navajo Pine always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .595. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their OBP total in three consecutive contests.

Navajo Pine's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-6. As for Thoreau, they dropped their record down to 1-10 with the defeat, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season.

The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: the Hawks beat Navajo Pine by a score of 10-6 later that day.