Baseball Preview: Tanque Verde Hawks vs. Empire Ravens
Tanque Verde and Empire are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2017, but likely not for long. The Tanque Verde Hawks are on the road again on Tuesday to play the Empire Ravens at 6:00 p.m. Tanque Verde is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7 runs per game this season.
Last Wednesday, it was a hard-fought matchup, but Tanque Verde had to settle for an 8-7 defeat against Cholla.
Gavin Lyski and Beck Caballero did some serious damage despite the final result: Lyski went 3-for-4 with three RBI and a double, while Caballero scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Even though they lost, Tanque Verde kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 16 hits. That's the most hits they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Empire got the win against Willcox on Thursday by a conclusive 8-2.
Jeremy Watson tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over six innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Asher Bird, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Micah Tiggas, who went 1-for-2 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI.
Tanque Verde's loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 13-7-1. As for Empire, their victory bumped their record up to 9-12.
Tanque Verde took their win against Empire in their previous matchup back in March by a conclusive 13-3. The rematch might be a little tougher for Tanque Verde since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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