The Northwest Falcons will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against the Hozho Academy Wolves at 3:00 p.m. Northwest is out to stop a seven-game streak of losses at home dating back to last season.
After soaring to a nine-point victory in their last game, Northwest came back down to earth last Saturday. They fell just short of Tohatchi by a score of 7-5.
Northwest saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Pablo Holiday, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Isaiah Charlie, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Hozho Academy waltzed into their matchup last Saturday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They skirted past the Thunderbirds 15-14. Both teams can probably skip cardio this week after making that many trips around the bases.
The team relied heavily on Brandon Bonaguidi, who scored two runs and stole six bases. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last four games he's played. Philip Elkins was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 1-for-4.
Northwest's loss dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Hozho Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-2 record this season.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Northwest has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Hozho Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.9. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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