The Rio Rico Hawks will head out on the road to challenge the Tanque Verde Hawks at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Rio Rico came tearing into Thursday's match with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.2 runs) and they left with even more momentum. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Panthers a 19-0 shutout. That looming 19-0 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for Rio Rico yet this season.
Meanwhile, everything went Tanque Verde's way against Willcox on Thursday as Tanque Verde made off with a 13-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Tanque Verde.
Tanque Verde got a great performance from Rocco Haggard as he didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched.
At the plate, Landon Walker was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4. Mylo Gallego was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
Rio Rico has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-8 record this season. As for Tanque Verde, their win bumped their record up to 15-7-1.
Rio Rico took their victory against Tanque Verde in their previous meeting back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 11-3. The rematch might be a little tougher for Rio Rico since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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