Baseball Game Preview: Cortez Colts vs. Ganado Hornets

The Cortez Colts will take on the Ganado Hornets in a tournament on Friday. Cortez is coming into the match on a five-game losing streak.

Cortez's tournament run continued when they took on Westview on Thursday. The Colts came up short against the Knights, falling 20-7.

Meanwhile, after only two runs in their last game, Ganado made sure to put some runs up on the board against Greyhills Academy on Thursday. The Hornets were the clear victors by a 15-1 margin over the Knights. The result was nothing new for the Hornets, who have now won eight contests by six runs or more so far this season.

Ganado has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches. That's provided a massive bump to their 9-8 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.5 runs on average over those games. As for Cortez, their loss dropped their record down to 3-14-1.