Tanque Verde entered their tilt with Winslow with six consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with seven. They walked away with a 7-4 victory over the Winslow Bulldogs on Saturday. This was payback for Tanque Verde, who suffered an 11-5 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Claire Achilles was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits (and not a single walk). Achilles was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
Achilles wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Gabby Fukunaga, who went 2-for-3 with a triple, a stolen base, and two RBI. Fukunaga has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in 11 consecutive pitching appearances. Sara Hoagland was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
On Winslow's side, Kyah Wilcox spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and five unearned) runs on six hits and racked up six Ks.
Tanque Verde has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 matches, which provided a massive bump to their 18-11 record this season. As for Winslow, their loss dropped their record down to 19-12.
Tanque Verde will head out on the road to square off against Snowflake at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. One thing working in Snowflake's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last 14 matchups. Winslow does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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