After three games on the road, Thunderbird is heading back home. They will take on the Moon Valley Rockets at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Thunderbird will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last.
On Thursday, Thunderbird had just enough and edged Dysart out 8-7.
Thunderbird got a massive performance out of Chase Benson, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of JP Stewart, who went 3-for-4 with a triple, a stolen base, and a run.
Meanwhile, Moon Valley was not able to break out of their rough patch last Thursday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They fell victim to a tough 10-0 loss at the hands of Yuma.
Thunderbird's win bumped their record up to 8-10. As for Moon Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-10.
Everything went Thunderbird's way against Moon Valley when the teams last played back in April of 2023 as Thunderbird made off with a 15-5 victory. Will Thunderbird repeat their success, or does Moon Valley have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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