Baseball Recap: Cibola Takes a Loss

Raiders

Previous 5 Games

04/21/26 @ Kofa	1-7
04/17/26 @ Maryvale	25-0
04/15/26 @ Gila Ridge	1-0
04/13/26 vs Somerton	13-3
04/10/26 vs Yuma	2-6

Cibola dropped down to 10-11 on Tuesday, ending the team's three-game streak of wins. They lost 7-1 to the Kofa Kings. Having soared to a lofty 25 runs in the game before, the Raiders couldn't push the score so high this time.

Cibola saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Isaac Lopez, who went 2-for-4 with one stolen base. Alfredo Lugo was another, getting on base in two of his three plate appearances with one stolen base and one run.

As for Kofa, they have been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-9 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.2 runs over those games.

On Kofa's side, they got a great performance from Jesus Villa as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits over 5.1 innings pitched. Villa has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in eight consecutive appearances.

At the plate, Julio Reina and Ryan Rosas did most of the damage at the plate: Reina went a perfect 4-for-4 with two runs, one triple, and one RBI, while Rosas went 3-for-4 with three RBI, one run, and one double. That's the most hits Reina has posted since back in March of 2025. Another player making a difference was Ozzie Ortiz, who went 2-for-3 with two runs.

While Cibola had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:45 p.m. on Thursday.