Baseball Preview: St. Michael's Horsemen vs. Raton Tigers
St. Michael is 9-1 against Raton since May of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The St. Michael's Horsemen will look to defend their home field against the Raton Tigers at 3:00 p.m. The timing is sure in St. Michael's favor as the team sits on five straight wins at home while Raton has been banged up by four consecutive losses on the road.
St. Michael's can now show off eight landslide victories after their most recent game on Tuesday. They blew past McCurdy 11-3.
Michael Giesler looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Jackson Heath, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-2. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Dylan Rodriguez, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Raton fell victim to a tough 19-1 defeat at the hands of Santa Fe Indian on Tuesday.
Raton saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Chase Middlebrook, who went 1-for-3 with a double.
St. Michael's is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-8 record this season. As for Raton, their loss dropped their record down to 3-18.
Everything went St. Michael's way against Raton when the teams last played on April 9th as St. Michael's made off with a 16-1 victory. Will St. Michael's repeat their success, or does Raton have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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