The Tanque Verde Hawks will head out on the road to challenge the Snowflake Lobos at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Tanque Verde sitting on six straight victories and Snowflake on eight.
Tanque Verde can't be too worried about heading out to take on Snowflake: they just beat Winslow at home, who had been dominant on their own field up to that point. Tanque Verde came out on top against Winslow by a score of 7-4 on Saturday.
Claire Achilles made a splash while hitting and pitching. 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 big at the plate, 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 nothing but reliable on the mound: 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.
Meanwhile, Snowflake put the finishing touches on their 18th blowout victory of the season on Saturday. They blew past Show Low 20-4.
Like Tanque Verde, Snowflake also got a great game from a two-way player: Kashlynn Cantrell. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing five innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits. Cantrell was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-4 with three RBI.
In other batting news, Graycee Skousen was incredible, scoring four runs and stealing three bases while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Kloah Ulberg, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances.
Tanque Verde has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-11 record this season. As for Snowflake, they pushed their record up to 22-6-1 with that win, which was their third straight at home.
Wednesday's contest will be a test for both team's pitchers. Tanque Verde hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .406. However, it's not like Snowflake struggles in that department as they've averaged .446. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Tanque Verde beat Snowflake 5-1 in their previous matchup back in May of 2021. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Snowflake's Anna Berger, who struck out 15 batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off three hits. Now that she won't be playing on Wednesday, will it be that much easier for Tanque Verde to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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