Baseball Game Preview: Tanque Verde Hawks vs. Coolidge Bears

The Tanque Verde Hawks will head out on the road to challenge the Coolidge Bears at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Tanque Verde will be looking to extend their current seven-game winning streak.

It was a Battle of the Birds when Tanque Verde faced off against Thatcher on Thursday. The Hawks walked away with a 12-7 victory over the Eagles.

Braden Guest was excellent, going 2-for-3 with two RBI and one double. Another player making a difference was Dylan Lewis, who went 1-for-4 with two RBI and one double.

Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Coolidge, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Monday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Apache Junction on Tuesday, sneaking past 6-5. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Bears have posted since April 20, 2024.

The team relied heavily on Andrew Ashcraft, who went 1-for-3 with one triple and two RBI. That triple marked the first that he hit this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Adam Carreon, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.

Tanque Verde's victory was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 13-4-1. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.2 runs on average over those games. As for Coolidge, their victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 5-9.

Coolidge's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Tanque Verde hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .397. It's a different story for Coolidge, though, as they've only averaged .251. Will they be able to contain Tanque Verde's hitters? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.