The Paradise Honors Panthers will face off against the Bradshaw Mountain Bears at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Paradise Honors is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7 runs per game this season.
Paradise Honors proved they can win big on Monday (they won by 11) and on Tuesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Mingus, sneaking past 6-5. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Panthers have posted since April 8, 2025.
Boeden Forquer made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (three). He was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with one stolen base.
Joshua Tourek
| 03/10/26 vs Mingus | 3 |
| 03/06/26 @ Estrella Foothills | 1 |
| 02/26/26 vs Combs | 1 |
| 03/28/25 vs Dawson School | 1 |
| 03/18/25 @ Shadow Mountain | 1 |
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Joshua Tourek, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with two doubles and one RBI. Those three hits gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Noah Rodriguez, who went 2-for-3 with one run and one RBI.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 11 runs the game before, Bradshaw Mountain was a bit more limited in their game on Friday. They came up short against ALA - Queen Creek, falling 16-1. The matchup marked the Bears' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Bradshaw Mountain saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Dylan Lockwood, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base and one run. Bryce Duryea also deserves some recognition as he got his first hit of the season.
Bradshaw Mountain has traveled a rocky road recently, having lost three of their last four games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 2-4 record this season. As for Paradise Honors, their win bumped their record up to 5-2.
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