Baseball Preview: Aztec Tigers vs. Gallup Bengals
Aztec has enjoyed a four-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will challenge the Gallup Bengals at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Aztec is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.2 runs per game this season.
Things were looking good for Aztec after they put the first points on the board on Thursday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They fell 9-5 to Bloomfield. Aztec has not had much luck with Bloomfield recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Aztec saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kaleb Thornburg, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Gallup was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They lost 15-2 to Miyamura.
Aztec's loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 16-8. As for Gallup, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-18.
Everything went Aztec's way against Gallup in their previous matchup last Thursday as Aztec made off with a 13-3 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Aztec since the team 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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