Coronado saw some tournament action on Friday. They walked away with a 9-4 victory over the El Paso Tigers. That's two games straight that the Thunderbirds have won by exactly five runs.
Simone Coppinger was a standout: she scored a run while going 4-for-4. What's more, she posted two doubles, the most she's had over her last 12 matchups. Payton Booth was another key player, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 4-for-4.
Coronado always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .571. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as El Paso only posted an OBP of .280.
The win made it two in a row for Coronado and bumps their season record up to 7-12. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.5 runs over those games. As for El Paso, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-12.
Coming up, it'll be a Battle of the Birds when the Thunderbirds take on the Eagles at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday. Coronado is facing Van Horn at the right time seeing as Van Horn is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for El Paso, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, an 11-1 loss against Parkland on the 28th.
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