It'll be a Battle of the Birds when the Eagles challenge the Thunderbirds at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday. Van Horn's hitters haven't had much luck over their past three contests, but Saturday's match will give them a chance to turn things around.
Van Horn's tournament run continued when they took on Eastlake on Friday. Van Horn came up short against Eastlake, falling 18-2.
Meanwhile, Coronado beat El Paso 9-4 on Friday. That's two games straight that the Thunderbirds have won by exactly five runs.
Coronado got a massive performance out of Simone Coppinger, who scored a run while going 4-for-4. What's more, Coppinger posted two doubles, the most she's had over her last 12 games. Another player making a difference was Payton Booth, who scored a run and stole a base while going 4-for-4.
Coronado always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .571. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as El Paso only posted an OBP of .280.
The win made it two in a row for Coronado and bumps their season record up to 7-12. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.5 runs over those games. As for Van Horn, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-3.
Van Horn might still be hurting after the 8-0 loss they got from Coronado in their previous matchup back in March of 2023. Can Van Horn avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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