Baseball Recap: Thatcher Find Success

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Previous 3 Games

04/23/25 - Home	7-2 W
04/03/24 - Away	4-1 W
03/29/23 - Home	2-8 L

It was a Battle of the Birds when Thatcher duked it out with Empire on Wednesday. The Eagles walked away with a 7-2 victory over the Ravens. The Eagles have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Ravens, too.

Paxton Echols was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He struck out nine batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits. Echols was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-2 with one stolen base and one RBI.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Brant Duncan, who went 3-for-4 with two runs, one double, and one RBI. That's the most hits he has posted since back in March. Jett Howard was another key player, going 1-for-2 with one triple and two RBI.

Thatcher was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .417. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Empire only posted a batting average of .136.

The win made it two in a row for Thatcher and bumps their season record up to 8-12. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 5 runs in those games. As for Empire, they now have a losing record of 12-13.

Looking ahead, Thatcher will look to defend their home field on Friday against Safford at 4:00 p.m. As for Empire, they will venture away from home to take on Desert Christian at 3:45 p.m. on Friday. The Ravens' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Eagles have averaged an impressive 7.7 runs per game this season.