Thatcher is 0-4 against Tanque Verde since April of 2016 but things could change on Thursday. The Eagles will head out to face off against the Hawks at 4:00 p.m. Thatcher is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.8 runs per game this season.
Thatcher is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 16 runs last Tuesday, they were much more limited against Valley Christian on Tuesday. They came up short against the Trojans, falling 13-2.
Thatcher saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kalli Bingham, who went 1-for-3 with one triple, one stolen base, and one run.
Meanwhile, Tanque Verde had already won 16 in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 12.9 runs) and they went ahead and made it 17 on Tuesday. They never let the Trojans get on the board and left with a 20-0 win. The result was nothing new for the Hawks, who have now won 14 contests by nine runs or more so far this season.
Tanque Verde's victory bumped their record up to 20-3. As for Thatcher, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-8.
Thatcher might still be hurting after the 17-1 loss they got from Tanque Verde when the teams last played back in April of 2025. Can the Eagles avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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