The Thunderbird Titans will head out on the road to square off against the Paradise Honors Panthers at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Thunderbird is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.9 runs per game this season.
Last Wednesday, Thunderbird was able to grind out a solid win over Goldwater, taking the game 6-3.
Patrick Ramon spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered three earned runs on five hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in nine consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Austin Coates, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Andrew Cohill, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Coates wasn't the only one making solid contact: Thunderbird kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. The Titans are a perfect 4-0 when they post 11 or more hits.
Meanwhile, Paradise Honors entered their tilt with Peoria on Friday with three consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with four. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Peoria an 18-0 shutout. Paradise Honors might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight matches by six runs or more this season.
Boeden Forquer and Kade Ashton did most of the damage at the plate: Forquer scored three runs while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances, while Ashton went a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs, one triple, and two RBI. That's the most hits Ashton has posted since back in March. Another player making a difference was Andon Baker, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2.
Paradise Honors' victory was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 16-2. The road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.3 runs over those games. As for Thunderbird, their record now sits at 11-8.
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