The Safford Bulldogs will take on the Tanque Verde Hawks at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Safford is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.7 runs per game this season.
Safford's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They were the clear victors by a 16-0 margin over Catalina. The Bulldogs haven't had any issues with the Trojans recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive victory against them.
The team relied heavily on Marley Jurado, who got on base in all four of her plate appearances with three runs, three RBI, and one triple. Another player making a difference was Trynity Dominguez, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one home run.
Safford was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .727. The last time their batting average was this high was back in April of 2024.
Meanwhile, after a string of 11 wins, Tanque Verde's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They fell just short of Sabino by a score of 1-0. Considering the last time the Hawks couldn't score was back in February, the team can't take the result too hard.
Tanque Verde saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Emily Ryan, who went 1-for-2 with one double.
Safford now has a winning record of 11-10. As for Tanque Verde, their defeat was their first in the region, dropping their region record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 21-5.
Safford suffered a grim 11-4 defeat to Tanque Verde in their previous meeting back in April of 2024. Can the Bulldogs avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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