Baseball Recap: New Mexico Military Institute Colts vs. Eunice Cardinals
New Mexico Military Institute can now show off four landslide victories after their most recent game on Saturday. Everything went their way against the Eunice Cardinals as the New Mexico Military Institute Colts made off with an 11-1 win. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for New Mexico Military Institute considering their two-run performance the contest before.
Tegin Maloney was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out ten over four innings pitched. Maloney has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up a single walk in three consecutive pitching appearances. Maloney was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with two stolen bases, a triple, and a run.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Grant Maloney, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Nicolas Barcelo Teran was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
New Mexico Military Institute's victory bumped their record up to 6-4. As for Eunice, they have not been sharp recently as the team has lost four of their last five matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-6 record this season.
New Mexico Military Institute will head out on the road to take on Sandia Prep at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Sandia Prep will roll in looking for their fifth straight win, something New Mexico Military Institute surely won't give up without a fight. As for Eunice, they will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Trinity at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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