The Tanque Verde Hawks are taking a road trip to square off against the Douglas Bulldogs at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Tanque Verde's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 20-0 margin over San Tan Foothills. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Hawks.
Julia Pratt made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out nine over four innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances. She was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring four runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
In other batting news, Gabby Fukunaga and Sydney Annibal did most of the damage at the plate: Fukunaga scored two runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances, while Annibal went a perfect 1-for-1 with one home run. Annibal also brought in an RBI, marking her first of the season. Another player making a difference was Sara Hoagland, who scored three runs while going 1-for-2.
Tanque Verde always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .806. The last time their OBP was this high was back in April of 2024.
For whatever reason, it's the away team that's had the advantage when Douglas and Pueblo meet (four straight games heading into this one) and that held true again on Thursday. Douglas was the clear victors by an 18-5 margin over Pueblo. The Bulldogs' hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Tanque Verde pushed their record up to 7-1 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 17.3 runs. As for Douglas, their record now sits at 4-0.
Tanque Verde beat Douglas 4-1 in their previous meeting back in April of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for Tanque Verde since the squad 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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