Baseball Recap: Dexter Comes Up Short

Dexter had lost six straight on the road, but on Tuesday they dropped their record down to 5-11 to make it seven. They lost 16-2 to the Tularosa Wildcats. The Demons were not able to make up for their defeat to the Wildcats from their previous meeting back in March of 2022.

As for Tularosa, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 contests. That's provided a massive bump to their 12-6 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.1 runs over those games.

For Tularosa's part, Daniel Yuzos made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 11 batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits. Those 11 strikeouts gave Yuzos a new career-high. He was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with four stolen bases and two runs. He is becoming a predictor of Tularosa's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 8-1 (and 4-5 when he doesn't).

In other batting news, Hunter Sewell was incredible, going 2-for-4 with four RBI, one stolen base, and one run. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Cameron Holguin, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI.

Dexter has already played their next match, a 19-6 loss against Melrose on the 24th. As for Tularosa, they will head out on the road to face off against Texico at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. The Wolverines have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 10.92 runs per game on average), something the Wildcats will no doubt try to take advantage of.