Baseball Recap: Lamesa Comes Up Short

If Lamesa was riding high fresh off their 12-2 takedown of Coahoma last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Tornadoes fell just short of the Eunice Cardinals by a score of 5-4 on Monday. The Tornadoes have struggled against the Cardinals recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost meeting.

Noah Rodriguez and Xavier Zorola stepped up to the plate in a big way. Rodriguez scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Zorola scored a run while going 2-for-2. Jonah Muniz was another key player, going 1-for-2 with one triple, one run, and one RBI.

Lamesa's defeat dropped their record down to 8-10. As for Eunice, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 7-2.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Lamesa will venture away from home to take on Brownfield at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for Eunice, they will square off against Jal at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.