Thunderbird is on a three-game streak of home wins, while Pomona is on a four-game streak of away wins (dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. The Thunderbird Titans will take on the Pomona Panthers at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday. Thunderbird will be strutting in after a victory while Pomona will be coming in after a defeat.
Thunderbird proved they can win big on Tuesday (they won by seven) but on Wednesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Middleton and snuck past 3-1.
Chase Benson made a splash no matter where he played. He tossed six innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Benson was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last five games he's played.
In other pitching news, Patrick Ramon looked comfortable as he pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs off two hits (he also didn't allow any walks). He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Noah Andersen, who went 2-for-2 with two runs, a triple, and a double.
Meanwhile, Pomona fought the good fight in their extra-innings match against Dobson on Wednesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Mustangs by a score of 16-15. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Tuesday (13), Pomona still had to take the loss.
Dalton Hanson stepped up to lead a balanced group of hitters: he scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Brycen Hanners, who scored two runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Thunderbird's win bumped their record up to 6-7. As for Pomona, they now have a losing record at 1-2.
Thunderbird came out on top in a nail-biter against Pomona in their previous meeting back in March of 2023, sneaking past 10-9. Does Thunderbird have another victory up their sleeve, or will Pomona turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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