Baseball Preview: Shiprock Chieftains vs. Capitan Tigers
The Shiprock Chieftains will take on the Capitan Tigers at 10:00 a.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
On Thursday, Shiprock fell victim to a tough 16-4 defeat at the hands of Non Varsity Tournament Opponent. Shiprock has not had much luck with Non Varsity Tournament Opponent recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
After soaring to a 13-point win in their last game, Capitan came back down to earth on Thursday. They fell just short of Eunice by a score of 11-9.
Tobyn Traylor was huge no matter where he played even without the win. He struck out six batters over three innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits. Traylor was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-4. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
In other batting news, Wyatt Wilson was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-4 with a home run.
Even though they lost, Capitan didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 11 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Eunice only tossed four.
Shiprock's loss dropped their record down to 5-4. As for Capitan, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-2.
Shiprock came out on top in a nail-biter against Capitan in their previous meeting back in March of 2022, sneaking past 11-10. Does Shiprock have another victory up their sleeve, or will Capitan turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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