
Wolves
04/15/25 vs Navajo Pine | 23-2 |
04/12/25 vs Bosque | 9-4 |
04/12/25 vs Bosque | 6-5 |
04/10/25 vs Zuni | 4-2 |
04/07/25 @ Tohatchi | 15-1 |
+ 2 more games |
Hozho Academy waltzed into their game on Tuesday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. Everything went their way against the Navajo Pine Warriors as they made off with a 23-2 win. The result was nothing new for the Wolves, who have now won five contests by nine runs or more so far this season.
Kaleb Bowannie and Brody Brown made a big impact while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Bowannie tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Brown struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Bowannie has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive appearances. At the plate, Bowannie scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Brown scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances. Those two runs gave Bowannie a new career-high.
In other batting news, Philip Elkins was a standout: he got on base in all five of his plate appearances with three stolen bases, three runs, and four RBI. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 1.1 stolen bases per game. Another player making a difference was Epraim Otero, who went 2-for-4 with four runs, four RBI, and one stolen base.
Hozho Academy was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .500. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Navajo Pine only posted a batting average of .077.
Hozho Academy's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-4. Those home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.5 runs over those games. As for Navajo Pine, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-10.
Hozho Academy will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Warriors: the pair will be back at it again later today.
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