Tanque Verde is 10-0 against Catalina since March of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Tanque Verde Hawks will head out on the road to square off against the Catalina Trojans at 6:00 p.m. Tanque Verde is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 9.7 runs per game this season.
In what's become a running theme this season, Tanque Verde gave their fans yet another huge victory on Thursday. Everything went their way against San Tan Foothills as Tanque Verde made off with a 27-2 win. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Tanque Verde considering their two-run performance the match before.
Caylee Waters made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing four innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Waters was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Paige Hammarstrom, who got on base in all five of her plate appearances with a home run, four runs, and two stolen bases. Camila Canchola was another key contributor, scoring four runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-3.
Meanwhile, Catalina was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 17-1 walloping at the hands of Thatcher.
Tanque Verde has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a massive bump to their 12-9 record this season. As for Catalina, their loss dropped their record down to 1-11.
Everything went Tanque Verde's way against Catalina when the teams last played back in April of 2023 as Tanque Verde made off with a 22-1 victory. Will Tanque Verde repeat their success, or does Catalina have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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