Thunderbird scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Tuesday. They blew past the Lakewood Tigers 9-2. Winning may never get old, but Thunderbird sure is getting used to it with their fourth in a row.
Adam Gauthier spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just zero earned (and two unearned) runs on three hits.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Noah Andersen, who went 3-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and a double. The team also got some help courtesy of Chase Benson, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base, a double, and an RBI.
On Lakewood's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Izzy Mejia, who went 2-for-2 with a stolen base.
Even though they lost, Lakewood didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with nine strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Thunderbird's victory bumped their record up to 5-7. As for Lakewood, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 3-1.
Thunderbird will be playing at home against Middleton at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Thunderbird has given up an average of 6.3 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week. As for Lakewood, they will head out on the road to face off against Moon Valley at 10:00 a.m. on Friday. Lakewood is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 9.2 runs per game this season.
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