The Tanque Verde Hawks will head out on the road to square off against the Valley Christian Trojans at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Tanque Verde: 3.7, Valley Christian: 2.7) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Last Tuesday, Tanque Verde earned an 8-3 victory over Fountain Hills. The win made it back-to-back victories for Tanque Verde.
Trevor Carlson spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned (and one unearned) runs on two hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than six innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Gavin Lyski, who went 2-for-3 with a triple, a stolen base, and two RBI. Landon Walker was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 3-for-5.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Valley Christian gave their fans yet another huge win on Tuesday. They never let Show Low onto the board and left with a 13-0 victory. The win was nothing new for Valley Christian as they're now sitting on four straight.
Tanque Verde has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 19-9-1 record this season. As for Valley Christian, their victory was their 16th straight at home, which pushed their record up to 24-1.
Tanque Verde suffered a grim 9-3 defeat to Valley Christian in their previous matchup back in April of 2016. Thankfully for Tanque Verde, Riley Nelson (who struck out nine batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off one hit) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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