Baseball Preview: Alamogordo Tigers vs. Organ Mountain Knights
Alamogordo is 1-9 against Organ Mountain since April of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Alamogordo Tigers will look to defend their home field against the Organ Mountain Knights at 7:00 p.m.
Alamogordo was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They suffered a rough 17-3 loss at the hands of Centennial.
Alamogordo saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Gabriel Coyazo, who scored a run while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Organ Mountain waltzed into their match on Friday with four straight wins... but they left with five. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Panthers a 3-0 shutout.
The result came thanks to Tate Johnson's shutout, as he gave up just three hits and racked up seven Ks.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Rey Ponce, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Alamogordo's defeat dropped their record down to 5-7. As for Organ Mountain, they pushed their record up to 11-3 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Alamogordo has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.2 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Organ Mountain struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.4. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Alamogordo suffered a grim 15-9 defeat to Organ Mountain when the teams last played back in April of 2023. Can Alamogordo avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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