The Paradise Honors Panthers will face off against the Thunderbird Titans at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Paradise Honors is coming into the contest hot, having won their last four games.
Paradise Honors' pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They blew past Peoria 18-0. The result was nothing new for Paradise Honors, who have now won eight games by six runs or more so far this season.
Paradise Honors let Boeden Forquer and Kade Ashton run wild. Forquer scored three runs while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances, while Ashton went a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs, one triple, and two RBI. That's the most RBI Ashton has posted since back in April of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Noah Rodriguez, who scored two runs while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
They weren't the only one making solid contact: Paradise Honors kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least eight hits in four consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Thunderbird beat Goldwater 6-3 on Wednesday.
Patrick Ramon spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered three earned runs on five hits. He has been consistent for a while: he hasn't given up more than two walks in nine consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Austin Coates was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. Andrew Cohill was another key player, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Paradise Honors pushed their record up to 16-2 with the victory, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season. Those road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.1 runs on average over those games. As for Thunderbird, their victory bumped their record up to 11-8.
Paradise Honors skirted past Thunderbird 4-3 when the teams last played back in April of 2024. Will the Panthers repeat their success, or do the Titans have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
