It was a Battle of the Birds when Zuni took on Navajo Prep on Tuesday. The Thunderbirds fell just short of the Eagles by a score of 11-10. The defeat continues a trend for the Thunderbirds in their meetings with the Eagles: they've now lost three in a row.
Keenan Ondelacy
| 04/29/25 vs Navajo Prep | 3 |
| 04/16/25 @ Thoreau | 3 |
| 03/29/25 vs Thoreau | 3 |
| 04/16/25 @ Thoreau | 1 |
| 04/12/25 vs Magdalena | 1 |
| + 5 more games |
Keenan Ondelacy and Kyran Shirley stepped up to the plate in a big way. Ondelacy went a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run, three runs, and three RBI, while Shirley went 3-for-4 with one triple, one stolen base, and two RBI. Ondelacy has become a key player for Zuni: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least two runs, but 8-11 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Durwyn Laiteyse, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI and one run.
Zuni's loss dropped their record down to 10-12. As for Navajo Prep, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 12 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-13 record this season.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Navajo Prep beat Zuni by a score of 11-8 later that day.
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