The Zuni Thunderbirds are taking a road trip to challenge the Grants Pirates at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Grants took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Zuni, who comes in off a win.
Zuni will roll into the matchup after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any runs on Saturday, then bounced right back against Valley on Monday. Zuni put the hurt on Valley with a sharp 16-5 win. The result was nothing new for the Thunderbirds, who have now won three games by 11 runs or more so far this season.
Katie Zephier
| 03/24/25 vs Valley | 3 |
| 05/07/24 @ Navajo Prep | 2 |
| 05/03/24 vs Grants | 1 |
| 04/23/24 vs Thoreau | 3 |
Katie Zephier was incredible, scoring three runs while going 2-for-4. That's the most runs she has posted since back in April of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Caleigh Johnson, who scored two runs while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, while it was Grants who put the first points on the board on Thursday, it was Capital who put up more. Grants lost 12-2 to Capital. The defeat continues a trend for the Pirates in their meetings with the Jaguars: they've now lost three in a row.
Annora Graham and Delilah Martinez stepped up to the plate in a big way. Graham scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances, while Martinez scored a run while going 1-for-3. That run was Graham's first of the season.
Grants' loss dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Zuni, their victory ended a five-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 3-3.
Zuni suffered a grim 11-1 defeat to Grants in their previous meeting back in May of 2024. Can Zuni avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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