Baseball Preview: Yuma Criminals vs. Moon Valley Rockets
Yuma is 3-0 against Moon Valley since March of 2023, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The Yuma Criminals will head out on the road to face off against the Moon Valley Rockets at 3:00 p.m. Yuma is coming into the match hot, having won their last ten games.
On Thursday, Yuma sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-1 win over Shadow Mountain.
Eli Lujan spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered one run (which was unearned) on three hits and racked up seven Ks.
On the hitting side, Alonzo Fierro was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-2. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Antonio Huerta-Urbalejo, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI.
Meanwhile, Moon Valley fell victim to Paradise Honors and their airtight pitching crew on Thursday. They suffered a rough 13-0 loss at the hands of the Panthers. Moon Valley has not had much luck with Paradise Honors recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Yuma's victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 16-7-1. As for Moon Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-15.
Everything went Yuma's way against Moon Valley when the teams last played back in March as Yuma made off with a 10-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Yuma since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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