In what's become a running theme this season, Thunderbird gave their fans yet another huge win on Thursday. They never let the Pima Roughriders onto the board and left with a 10-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Thunderbird.
Thunderbird got a great performance from Evan Turner as she didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over five innings pitched. Turner has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Brooke Casey, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 1-for-3. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played. Delilah Alvidrez was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
On Pima's side, Braylyn Gojkovich spent all five innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and eight unearned) runs on four hits.
Even though they lost, Pima hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Thunderbird has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 6-5 record this season. As for Pima, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-5.
Thunderbird will be playing in front of their home fans against Shadow Mountain at 6:15 p.m. on Monday. Thunderbird is out to stop a three-game streak of losses at home. As for Pima, they will face off against Ray at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Pima has given up an average of 10 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
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