Baseball Game Preview: Hot Springs Tigers vs. Capitan Tigers

We've got a battle between Tigers coming up. Hot Springs will be strutting in after a win while Capitan will be coming in after a defeat.

While Hot Springs' victory against Lordsburg wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. Hot Springs had just enough and edged out Lordsburg 13-11. The win continues a trend for the Tigers in their matchups with the Mavericks: they've now won eight in a row.

Gabrial Varela and James Oros Fuentes did most of the damage at the plate: Varela scored four runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances, while Fuentes scored three runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Varela also got two hits, marking his first of the season. Another player making a difference was Hunter Montoya, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.

Hot Springs always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .568. The last time their OBP was this high was back in April of 2024.

Meanwhile, Capitan was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss dating back to last season. They lost 24-2 to Estancia.

Hot Springs now has a winning record of 2-1-1. As for Capitan, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-3.