If Tuba City was feeling good off their 13-1 takedown of Hopi last Monday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Tuba City Warriors fell victim to a rough 17-8 defeat at the hands of the Tempe Buffaloes on Friday.
For Tempe's part, Armanda White tossed a big game, tossing five innings while giving up just one earned (and seven unearned) runs off five hits.
On the hitting side, Tempe got a massive performance out of Lilian Morales, who scored two runs and stole four bases while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Dayanara Chavez, who got on base in three of her four plate appearances with a home run, three runs, and two RBI.
Tuba City's loss dropped their record down to 4-7. As for Tempe, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 8-5.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Tuba City will challenge Page at 2:45 a.m. on Wednesday. As for Tempe, they are on the road again on Wednesday to play Dysart at 4:00 p.m. Tempe knows how to get runs on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy run totals in its past four games -- so hopefully Dysart likes a good challenge.
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