The Hozho Academy Wolves will face off against the Zuni Thunderbirds at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Hozho Academy will be strutting in after a win while Zuni will be coming in after a defeat.
Zuni will take on a team with plenty of momentum: Hozho Academy extended their winning streak to three on Monday. The Wolves blew past Tohatchi 15-1. The Wolves might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four contests by nine runs or more this season.
Wyatt Piano made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out six over four innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive appearances. He was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-3.
Brody Brown
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In other batting news, Trey Tafoya and Brody Brown did most of the damage at the plate: Tafoya scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Brown scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-2. Brown has become a key player for Hozho Academy: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two stolen bases, but 3-4 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Philip Elkins, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Hozho Academy always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .583. The last time their OBP was this high was back in May of 2024.
Meanwhile, Zuni unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Tuesday. They lost 10-1 to Tohatchi.
Hozho Academy's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-4. Those road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.3 runs on average over those games. As for Zuni, their loss was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 7-8.
Hozho Academy came out on top in a nail-biter against Zuni in their previous meeting back in March of 2024, sneaking past 15-14. Will the Wolves repeat their success, or do the Thunderbirds have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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