Baseball Preview: Aztec Tigers vs. Miyamura Patriots
Aztec has been on the road for two straight, but on Thursday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Miyamura Patriots at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
After soaring to 14 runs the game before, Aztec was a bit more limited in their game on Tuesday. They fell victim to a rough 7-1 defeat at the hands of Bloomfield.
Meanwhile, Miyamura was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their tenth straight loss. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 12-1 walloping at the hands of Los Lunas. That's two games in a row now that Miyamura has lost by exactly 11 runs.
Miyamura saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Seth Torres, who went 2-for-2 with an RBI.
Aztec's defeat dropped their record down to 10-7. As for Miyamura, their loss dropped their record down to 1-10.
Miyamura's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Aztec has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .443. It's a different story for Miyamura, though, as they've only averaged .360. Will they be able to contain Aztec's hitters?
Aztec might still be hurting after the 16-10 defeat they got from Miyamura in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Thankfully for Aztec, Isaiah Martinez (who scored four runs and stole two bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
