It'll be a Battle of the Birds when the Thunderbirds take on the Eagles at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday. Coronado will be strutting in after a win while Van Horn will be coming in after a loss.
Coronado picked up another tournament win on Friday. They walked away with a 9-4 victory over El Paso. That's two games straight that the Thunderbirds have won by exactly five runs.
Coronado got a massive performance out of Simone Coppinger, who scored a run while going 4-for-4. What's more, Coppinger posted two doubles, the most she's had over her last 12 matches. Payton Booth was another key player, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 4-for-4.
Coronado always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .571. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as El Paso only posted an OBP of .280.
Meanwhile, Van Horn was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat dating back to last season. They lost 18-2 to Eastlake.
The win made it two in a row for Coronado and bumps their season record up to 7-12. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.5 runs over those games. As for Van Horn, their loss dropped their record down to 0-3.
Everything went Coronado's way against Van Horn when the teams last played back in March of 2023, as Coronado made off with an 8-0 victory. Will Coronado repeat their success, or does Van Horn have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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