Baseball Preview: Nogales Nobles vs. Sierra Vista Dons
Nogales is 8-2 against Sierra Vista since May of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Nogales Nobles will be playing at home against the Sierra Vista Dons at 3:30 p.m. Nogales is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.8 runs per game this season.
Last Friday, everything went Nogales' way against Duarte as Nogales made off with a 12-1 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Nogales.
Charles Rodriguez made a splash no matter where he played. He pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (he also didn't allow any walks). Rodriguez was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
In other batting news, Nogales let Ivan Flores and Jonathan Blacklock loose on the outfield. Flores scored four runs and stole two bases while going 4-for-4, while Blacklock scored three runs and stole three bases while going 3-for-4. Blacklock hasn't dropped below three hits for four straight games. Merced Rodriguez was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Sierra Vista came up short against Azusa on Friday and fell 5-2.
Nogales is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matches, which provided a massive bump to their 8-9 record this season. As for Sierra Vista, they now have a losing record at 8-9-1.
Nogales came out on top in a nail-biter against Sierra Vista in their previous meeting back in April of 2023, sneaking past 3-1. Does Nogales have another victory up their sleeve, or will Sierra Vista turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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