Baseball Game Preview: Moriarty Pintos vs. Hope Christian Huskies

Moriarty is 1-9 against Hope Christian since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Moriarty Pintos will be playing in front of their home fans against the Hope Christian Huskies at 5:00 p.m. After the two teams made easy work of their previous opponents, one won't be so lucky on Tuesday.

Moriarty is looking to give their home crowd another W after opening their season at home on Wednesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Estancia a 10-0 shutout.

Oscar Shuck was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing Four bases. The team also got some help courtesy of Raiden Scribner, who scored two runs and stole Two bases.

Meanwhile, Hope Christian put another one in the bag on Saturday to keep their perfect season alive. Everything went their way against Sandia Prep as Hope Christian made off with an 18-6 win. The contest marked the Huskies' most dominant victory of the season so far.

Caleb Pena made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Pena was also big at the plate, scoring three runs while going 3-for-4. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in runs.

In other pitching news, Jacob Gergen looked comfortable as he struck out nine batters over four innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits (and only one walk). That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in April of 2024.

Back at the plate, Nolan Garcia and Trey Baillio did most of the damage at the plate: Garcia went 3-for-5 with three runs, three RBI, and one triple, while Baillio went 2-for-4 with one home run and three RBI. Those three runs gave Garcia a new career-high. Avery Dearholt was another key player, scoring three runs and stealing Two bases. while going 2-for-3.

Hope Christian kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 16 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least ten hits in three consecutive matches.

Moriarty suffered a grim 12-4 defeat to Hope Christian in their previous meeting back in March of 2024. Can Moriarty avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.