Baseball Preview: Roswell Coyotes vs. Hobbs Eagles
Roswell is 2-8 against Hobbs since June of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Roswell Coyotes will be playing at home against the Hobbs Eagles at 5:00 p.m. Roswell is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.7 runs per game this season.
Last Saturday, Roswell fell victim to a tough 14-4 defeat at the hands of Goddard. Roswell has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Eli Lynn was cooking despite his team's loss, going 4-for-4 with a triple, two RBI, and a double. Another player making a difference was Jackson McDonald, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and a double.
Meanwhile, Hobbs came tearing into in Tuesday's second game's contest with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They never let the Demons onto the board and left with a 13-0 win.
Xavier Alvarado was a standout: he scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Gerardo Gonzalez, who scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Roswell's loss dropped their record down to 9-8. As for Hobbs, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-7 record this season.
Hobbs' pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Roswell hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .347. It's a different story for Hobbs, though, as they've only averaged .251. Will they be able to contain Roswell's hitters?
Roswell came out on top in a nail-biter against Hobbs when the teams last played back in April of 2023, sneaking past 12-11. Will Roswell repeat their success, or does Hobbs have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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