Recap: Tonopah Muckers vs. Lone Pine Golden Eagles
After flying high against Mineral County last Tuesday, Tonopah came back down to earth. The Tonopah Muckers' tough 22-13 defeat to the Lone Pine Golden Eagles on Saturday might stick with them for a while. Both teams can probably skip cardio this week after making that many trips around the bases.
Mitchell Miller and Raj Chahal stepped up to the plate in a big way. Miller scored two runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances, while Chahal scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Luka Terry, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-1.
On Lone Pine's side, Elijah Rodriguez was a standout: he scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Fransisco Castro, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4.
Tonopah now has a losing record at 4-5. As for Lone Pine, their victory was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-0.
While Tonopah had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair will be back at it again later today.
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