Tanque Verde is 0-10 against Empire since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Tanque Verde Hawks will head out on the road to challenge the Empire Ravens at 8:00 p.m. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Tanque Verde sitting on eight straight wins and Empire on 15.
Tanque Verde can now show off 14 landslide victories after their most recent game on Wednesday. They blew past Snowflake 10-2.
Claire Achilles made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out eight over 4.1 innings pitched. Achilles was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with three RBI, a stolen base, and a double.
In other batting news, Paige Hammarstrom was a standout: she scored two runs while going 3-for-4. Cassidy Jones was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
Bourgade Catholic typically has all the answers at home, but on Wednesday Empire proved too difficult a challenge. They had just enough and edged the Golden Eagles out 3-2.
Kendall Freidinger spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on two hits and racked up 13 Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in ten consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Empire's victory was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Eva Peace, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI.
Tanque Verde has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 14 matches, which provided a massive bump to their 19-11 record this season. As for Empire, their win was their tenth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 24-7.
Both the pair just can't seem to miss. Tanque Verde has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 9.8 hits per game. However, it's not like Empire struggles in that department as they've been averaging only 4.5. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Tanque Verde suffered a grim 12-2 defeat to Empire when the teams last played back in April. Can Tanque Verde avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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