Baseball Preview: Moriarty Pintos vs. Espanola Valley Sundevils
Moriarty is 9-1 against Espanola Valley since April of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The Moriarty Pintos will be playing at home against the Espanola Valley Sundevils at 10:00 a.m. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
While Moriarty has not struggled against Los Alamos recently, they managed to flip the script on Wednesday. Moriarty walked away with a 7-4 win over Los Alamos. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Moriarty.
Amare Gonzales spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and three unearned) runs on seven hits and racked up six Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Moriarty saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Raiden Scribner, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Espanola Valley came into Friday's match having lost four straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They had just enough and edged Taos out 3-2.
Moriarty's victory bumped their record up to 4-7. As for Espanola Valley, their win ended an 11-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 4-12.
Moriarty skirted past Espanola Valley 9-8 in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Does Moriarty have another victory up their sleeve, or will Espanola Valley turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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