Tanque Verde won the last time they faced Desert Christian and things went their way on Saturday too. The Tanque Verde Hawks put the hurt on the Desert Christian Eagles with a sharp 17-1 win. The result was nothing new for the Hawks, who have now won three contests by 11 runs or more so far this season.
Rocco Haggard
| 03/01/25 vs Desert Christian | 8 |
| 03/14/24 vs Cathedral | 6 |
| 03/30/24 @ Bisbee | 5 |
| 02/27/25 vs Benson | 4 |
| 04/11/24 @ Willcox | 3 |
Rocco Haggard made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over three innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in strikeouts. He was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with four RBI, one triple, and one run. That triple marked the first that he hit this season.
In other batting news, Liam Brunell and Dylan Lewis did most of the damage at the plate: Brunell scored two runs while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances, while Lewis scored three runs while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. That's the most runs Lewis has posted since back in March of 2024. Another player making a difference was Landon Walker, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2.
Tanque Verde kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least nine hits every time they've taken the field this season.
Tanque Verde's record is now 3-0-1.
Coming up, Tanque Verde is taking a road trip to square off against Cholla at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Tanque Verde is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 14.5 runs per game this season. As for Desert Christian, they will look to take advantage of their home field for the first time this season as they take on Benson at 3:45 p.m. on Monday. Desert Christian is facing Benson at the right time seeing as Benson is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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