Preview: Cobre Indians vs. El Paso Leadership Academy East Leaders
The Cobre Indians will head out on the road to take on the El Paso Leadership Academy East Leaders at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Cobre is looking to tack on another W to their 11-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
Cobre stacked a fourth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Thursday. They put the hurt on Silver with a sharp 10-2 victory.
Niko Trujillo was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He struck out eight batters over 6.2 innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits. Trujillo was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with a triple, a run, and a double.
In other batting news, Logan Crotts was incredible, scoring two runs while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Gavin Chuy, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, El Paso Leadership Academy East put the finishing touches on their eighth blowout victory of the season on Saturday. They were the clear victor by an 8-2 margin over Las Cruces.
The team relied heavily on KEVIN OCHOA, who went 1-for-3 with a home run and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of FERNANDO CORTEZ, who scored a run while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Cobre's win bumped their record up to 8-2-1. As for El Paso Leadership Academy East, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-9 record this season.
Cobre came out on top in a nail-biter against El Paso Leadership Academy East when the teams last played back in March of 2023, sneaking past 12-10. The rematch might be a little tougher for Cobre since the team 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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