Thunderbirds
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Coronado is a perfect 3-0 against Lubbock since March of 2015 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Saturday. The Coronado Thunderbirds will be taking part in a tournament against the Lubbock Westerners at 9:00 a.m. Coronado is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.6 runs per game this season.
Coronado's tournament run continued when they took on Midland on Friday. Coronado fell 4-1 to Midland. The match marked the Thunderbirds' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Coronado got a good showing from Julian Almanzan, who pitched 3.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off two hits.
Meanwhile, Lubbock also suffered a loss in their last game, falling to Socorro by a score of 7-4. The defeat continues a trend for the Westerners in their matchups with the Bulldogs: they've now lost four in a row.
Ivan Rodriguez was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Lubbock saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Andres Alvarez, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. Aiden Herrera was another, going 1-for-3 with two RBI and one double.
Lubbock's loss dropped their record down to 0-3-1. As for Coronado, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-2.
Lubbock's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Coronado hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having hit 0 of their hits per game. It's a different story for Lubbock, though, as they've only hit 0 of their hits this season. Will they be able to contain Coronado's hitters?
Everything went Coronado's way against Lubbock in their previous matchup back in March of 2022, as Coronado made off with a 15-7 win. Will Coronado repeat their success, or does Lubbock have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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