Baseball Game Preview: Capitan Tigers vs. Mescalero Apache Chiefs

The Capitan Tigers will face off against the Mescalero Apache Chiefs at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Capitan has now lost 11 straight, leaving the team hunting for their first win since March 21.

Capitan lost 20-6 to Lordsburg on Saturday.

Christian Marquez-Padilla

Stolen Base

04/25/26 vs Lordsburg	2
04/25/26 vs Lordsburg	1
04/21/26 @ Mescalero Apache	1
04/18/26 @ Lordsburg	2

Capitan saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Christian Marquez-Padilla, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with two stolen bases and one run. Marquez-Padilla has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played. Austin Cathey was another, earning one run and three stolen bases.

Meanwhile, Mescalero Apache came up short against Mesilla Valley Christian School on Saturday, falling 17-2. The Chiefs haven't had much luck with the SonBlazers recently, as the team has come up short the last eight times they've met.

Capitan's loss dropped their record down to 1-16. As for Mescalero Apache, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-10.

Capitan couldn't quite get it done against Mescalero Apache in their previous meeting on Tuesday as they fell 18-15. Will the Tigers have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.