
Hawks
03/03/25 @ Paradise Valley | 24 |
03/27/25 @ Desert Edge | 19 |
03/15/25 vs La Joya Community | 18 |
04/15/25 @ North Canyon | 16 |
03/31/25 vs Paradise Valley | 15 |
After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Verrado, Buckeye was happy to have turned things around on Tuesday. They were the clear victors by an 18-2 margin over the North Canyon Rattlers. Considering the Hawks have won 12 matchups by more than seven runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Caleila Kaluna was a major factor no matter where she played. She tossed four innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits. Kaluna was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing four bases while going 4-for-4. That's the most hits she has posted since back in April of 2024.
In other batting news, Buckeye got a massive performance out of Madison Blackwell, who went 1-for-2 with four RBI, two runs, and one triple. That's the most RBI Blackwell has posted since back in April of 2024. Jazlene Barrios was another key player, going 2-for-4 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs.
Buckeye always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .771. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as North Canyon only posted an OBP of .250.
Buckeye is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.5 runs over those games. As for North Canyon, they dropped their record down to 2-12 with the defeat, which was their seventh straight at home.
Buckeye will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Rattlers: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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