Baseball Recap: Tularosa Comes Up Short

Tularosa fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against Ruidoso on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Warriors by a score of 10-9. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last five times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.

Tularosa saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ayden Esquero, who scored two runs while going 1-for-4. Cameron Holguin also deserves some recognition as he brought in his first RBI of the season.

Tularosa's loss dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Ruidoso, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a nice bump to their 5-5 record this season.

Tularosa will be taking part in a tournament against Mescalero Apache at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Tularosa's pitchers better be ready for this one: Mescalero Apache has averaged an impressive 7 runs per game this season. As for Ruidoso, they will take on Mesilla Valley Christian School in a tournament on Thursday.