Tanque Verde hasn't had much luck against Sabino recently, but that could start to change on Saturday. The Hawks will look to defend their home field against the Sabercats at 10:00 a.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Tanque Verde has nine straight wins, Sabino has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
On Thursday, Tanque Verde needed a bit of extra time to put away Safford. They walked away with an 8-3 victory over the Bulldogs.
Tanque Verde's win was truly a team effort as seven different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Alex Page, who went 1-for-4 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Sabino suffered their closest loss since February 28, 2024 on Thursday. They fell just short of Thatcher by a score of 5-3.
Tanque Verde's victory was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 15-4-1. The road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.8 runs on average over those games. As for Sabino, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-14.
Tanque Verde was able to grind out a solid victory over Sabino when the teams last played back in March of 2024, winning 6-3. Do the Hawks have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Sabercats turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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