The Thunderbird Titans will venture away from home to challenge the Goldwater Bulldogs at 3:45 p.m. on Monday. Thunderbird is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.4 runs per game this season.
On Saturday, Thunderbird didn't have quite enough to beat Marcos de Niza and fell 7-6.
John Paul (JP) Stewart
| 03/29/25 vs Marcos de Niza | 2 |
| 03/26/25 @ Mesquite | 1 |
| 03/25/25 vs Moon Valley | 1 |
| 03/17/25 vs Bradshaw Mountain | 0 |
| 03/17/25 vs Mingus | 1 |
| + 3 more games |
John Paul (JP) Stewart was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while going 2-for-3. That's the most hits he has posted since March 6th. Joshua Gulinson was another key player, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Goldwater came up short against Greenway on Thursday, falling 21-7.
Parker Windom made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs while going 2-for-4. He is becoming a predictor of Goldwater's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 3-1 (and 1-5 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Braeden Evjen, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
Thunderbird's defeat dropped their record down to 9-7. As for Goldwater, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matches. That's put a noticeable dent in their 4-6 record this season.
Thunderbird couldn't quite get it done against Goldwater in their previous meeting back in April of 2015 as they fell 5-1. Can Thunderbird avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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