Baseball Preview: Montwood Rams vs. Coronado Thunderbirds
The Montwood Rams will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Coronado Thunderbirds at 6:30 p.m. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Montwood can now show off 11 landslide victories after their most recent match on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 9-2 margin over El Dorado.
Abraham Oropeza and Kaleb Alvarez did most of the damage at the plate: Oropeza scored two runs while going 1-for-2, while Alvarez scored a run while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Jared Caballero, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Coronado has not done well against Socorro recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Coronado came out on top against Socorro by a score of 6-3.
Coronado also got a great performance from Jaxon Baptist as he struck out nine batters over six innings while giving up three earned runs off six hits. Walt Mann came in to relieve Baptist and was airtight, giving up no runs, hits or walks in his one inning pitched.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Ben Wilson, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Bobby Anderson, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Montwood's win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 15-8. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.8 runs per game. As for Coronado, the victory got them back to even at 12-12.
Montwood beat Coronado 4-1 when the teams last played back in April of 2023. Will Montwood repeat their success, or does Coronado have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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