Thunderbird scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 16-2 margin over the Moon Valley Rockets. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Thunderbird got a massive performance out of Chase Benson, who went 4-for-4 with five RBI, two doubles, and a triple. Another player making a difference was Noah Andersen, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
On Moon Valley's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Wyatt Simington, who scored a run while going 1-for-1.
The win made it two in a row for Thunderbird and bumps their season record up to 9-10. As for Moon Valley, they are on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-11.
Thunderbird will head out on the road to face off against Moon Valley at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Thunderbird will be hoping to continue their four-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last. As for Moon Valley, they will look to defend their home field on Monday against St. Mary's at 6:30 p.m. Moon Valley has given up an average of 10.9 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
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