The Zuni Thunderbirds will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Thoreau Hawks at 3:00 p.m. The timing is sure in Zuni's favor as the team sits on four straight wins at home while Thoreau has been banged up by six consecutive losses on the road.
Zuni is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Friday, just like they did against Northwest (and have done all season long). Zuni put the hurt on Northwest with a sharp 12-1 victory on Friday. 12 seems to be a good number for Zuni as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Robert Dewa and Tryrell Lesarlley made a big impact no matter where they played. On the mound, Dewa tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Lesarlley struck out six batters over three innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit (and not a single walk). Dewa has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. At bat, Dewa scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-2, while Lesarlley scored a run while going 2-for-2.
In other batting news, Kole Eriacho was incredible, going 3-for-3 with three doubles, four RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Laquan Bowekaty, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Thoreau suffered a tough 18-2 defeat at the hands of Navajo Prep on Tuesday.
Zuni has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a massive bump to their 12-8 record this season. As for Thoreau, their loss dropped their record down to 1-16.
Zuni skirted past Thoreau 3-2 in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Will Zuni repeat their success, or does Thoreau have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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