Tohatchi came tearing into Tuesday's game with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 13.3 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Northwest Falcons 7-5. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Tohatchi also won the last time the pair played back in March.
Brayden Chee made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out seven over four innings pitched. Chee was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, four RBI, and a run. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Micah Gruber, who scored three runs and stole three bases while going 3-for-4. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last six times he's played. Another player making a difference was Amir Woodie, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-4.
On Northwest's side, they saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Keydonn Begaye, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Tohatchi has been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-9 record this season. As for Northwest, they dropped their record down to 3-16 with that loss, which was their eighth straight on the road.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Tohatchi beat Northwest by a score of 13-3 later that day.
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