Baseball Game Preview: Lamesa Tornadoes vs. Coahoma Bulldogs

The Lamesa Tornadoes will square off against the Coahoma Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Lamesa is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.8 runs per game this season.

Lamesa lost a heartbreaker the last time they played Stanton, but it's fair to say they got their revenge given the result of Friday's contest. Lamesa never let Stanton get on the board and left with an 8-0 win on Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Tornadoes.

Jonah Muniz was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run while striking out ten over seven innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going 1-for-4 with one triple, two RBI, and one run. That triple marked the first that he hit this season.

Xavier Zorola

Runs Batted In (Career)

03/07/25 vs Stanton	3
03/01/25 vs Roosevelt	2
02/28/25 vs Friona	2
02/25/25 @ Snyder	2
02/27/25 vs Smyer	1

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Xavier Zorola, who went 2-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, and one triple. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Jeremy Garza, who scored a run and stole Two bases. while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.

Meanwhile, Coahoma came up short against Westbrook on Thursday and fell 11-7.

Coahoma has also been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 4-4 record this season. That patch can't be blamed on the team's hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.0 runs over those games. The victory got Lamesa back to even at 5-5.

Lamesa skirted past Coahoma 5-4 in their previous meeting back in February of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lamesa since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.