Baseball Preview: Questa Wildcats vs. McCurdy Bobcats
Questa is 0-10 against McCurdy since April of 2022 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Questa Wildcats will head out on the road to challenge the McCurdy Bobcats at 3:00 p.m. McCurdy took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Questa, who comes in off a win.
Questa will bounce into Thursday's matchup after beating Penasco, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Questa walked away with a 15-10 win over Penasco on Tuesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Questa.
Ricardo Leon Jr. made a big impact no matter where he played. He struck out seven batters over 3.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits (and only one walk). Leon Jr. was even better at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-3. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Isaac Ortega, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of AJ Leon, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, McCurdy fell victim to a tough 11-3 defeat at the hands of St. Michael's on Tuesday. McCurdy has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
McCurdy saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Thomas Bolton, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Questa's record is now 4-11. As for McCurdy, their loss dropped their record down to 12-7.
Questa couldn't quite finish off McCurdy in their previous meeting last Tuesday and fell 12-10. Can Questa avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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