Tanque Verde has been on the road for three straight, but on Saturday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Coolidge Bears at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Tanque Verde is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 10.8 runs per game this season.
Tanque Verde is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Saturday, just like they did against Palo Verde (and have done all season long). Tanque Verde never let Palo Verde onto the board and left with a 23-0 win on Thursday.
Caylee Waters made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Waters was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 2-for-2.
In other batting news, Sara Hoagland was incredible, going 4-for-4 with four runs, two triples, and four RBI. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played. Rylee Oathout was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-3.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought game, but Coolidge had to settle for a 9-8 defeat against American Leadership Academy - Ironwood on Thursday.
Destiny Joaquin was cooking despite her team's loss, firing off two home runs, five RBI, and a stolen base while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Tasha Juan, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4.
Tanque Verde has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-9 record this season. As for Coolidge, their loss dropped their record down to 14-10.
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