Hawks
| 04/04/25 @ Rio Rico | 22 |
| 03/22/25 @ Mogollon | 22 |
| 03/22/25 @ Dobson | 20 |
| 03/06/25 vs San Tan Foothills | 20 |
| 03/04/25 @ Cholla | 20 |
It's playoff time, and Tanque Verde had no trouble coming through when it counted. They never let the ALA - West Foothills Guardians get on the board and left with a 7-0 victory on Wednesday. Considering the Hawks have won 18 matchups by more than six runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Claire Achilles made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only one hit while striking out 12 over seven innings pitched. She has been consistent for a while: she hasn't given up more than two walks in 20 consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with two runs.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Mikaela Jackson, who went 3-for-4 with one home run and two runs. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one home run the last three times she's played. Sara Hoagland was another key player, going 1-for-3 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run.
Tanque Verde always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .559. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as ALA - West Foothills only posted an OBP of .125.
Tanque Verde's win was their 16th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 26-5. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games. As for ALA - West Foothills, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 17-9.
Looking ahead, Tanque Verde will square off against Empire at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Hawks 2.1, the Ravens 1.3) so any runs scored will be well earned. ALA - West Foothills does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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