Baseball Recap: Mora Rangers/Rangerettes vs. Pecos Panthers
Mora was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 10-4 walloping at the hands of the Pecos Panthers. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Mora of the 17-5 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture on Tuesday.
Mora saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Shawn Martinez, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
On Pecos' side, Josh Gonzales spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered three earned runs on seven hits and racked up 11 Ks.
At the plate, Elijah Gonzales and Nicholas Ruiz Jr. did most of the damage at the plate: Gonzales scored three runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-2, while Ruiz Jr. went 3-for-4 with two runs, two doubles, and a triple. The team also got some help courtesy of Jonah Villanueva, who went 2-for-4 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
Mora's loss dropped their record down to 3-11. As for Pecos, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-4.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Mora will take on McCurdy at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday. McCurdy will roll in looking for their fifth straight win, something Mora surely won't give up without a fight. As for Pecos, their homestand will continue as they prepare to take on Santa Fe Indian at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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