The Thunderbird Titans will be playing in front of their home fans against the Yuma Criminals at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Thunderbird has three straight wins, Yuma has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
In what's become a running theme this season, Thunderbird gave their fans yet another huge victory on Friday. Everything went their way against Yuma as Thunderbird made off with a 15-4 win. 15 seems to be a good number for Thunderbird as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Thunderbird got a great performance from Jocelyn Dial as she struck out nine batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off five hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Ella Wolff, who went 3-for-3 with a home run, five RBI, and three runs. Another player making a difference was Rachel Cavanaugh, who went 2-for-4 with four RBI, a stolen base, and a run.
Thunderbird is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 13 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-8 record this season. As for Yuma, their loss dropped their record down to 4-11.
Yuma's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Thunderbird has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 8.9 hits per game. It's a different story for Yuma, though, as they've been averaging 10.1. Given Thunderbird's sizable advantage in that area, Yuma will need to find a way to close that gap. Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other softball content.
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