Baseball Recap: Bosque Comes Up Short

Bosque had lost six straight on the road, but on Saturday they dropped down to 5-11 to make it seven. They lost 14-3 to the Ruidoso Warriors. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Warriors this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 14-0 on Saturday.

Aiden Carranza was cooking despite his team's loss, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with one stolen base and one run.

As for Ruidoso, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-9. The result was nothing new for the Warriors, who have now won six contests by 11 runs or more so far this season.

On Ruidoso's side, Cash Johnston made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Johnston has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two runs and one RBI. He is becoming a predictor of Ruidoso's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 3-9 when he doesn't).

In other pitching news, Player #16 got the start for Ruidoso and what a start it was: he tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits.

Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Andres Marmolejo, who went 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, three doubles, and two runs. Those three doubles gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Anthony McAlister, who went 2-for-3 with one triple, one run, and one RBI.

The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Ruidoso beat Bosque by a score of 14-0 later that day.