Baseball Preview: West Las Vegas Dons vs. Cobre Indians
West Las Vegas has enjoyed the comforts of home their last six games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will square off against the Cobre Indians at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday. Cobre took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on West Las Vegas, who comes in off a win.
West Las Vegas is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 9-3 margin over Navajo Prep. Considering West Las Vegas has won 12 matches by more than five runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, after a string of 13 wins, Cobre's good fortune finally ran out last Thursday. They lost 13-6 to El Paso Leadership Academy East.
Cesar Jimenez was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with three RBI and a double. Logan Crotts was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
West Las Vegas has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 21-6 record this season. As for Cobre, their loss ended a seven-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 21-4.
West Las Vegas came out on top in a nail-biter against Cobre in their previous matchup back in May of 2019, sneaking past 2-1. Will West Las Vegas repeat their success, or does Cobre have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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