Baseball Game Preview: Miyamura Patriots vs. Aztec Tigers

By Team Reports Apr 3, 2025, 5:53am

Baseball Preview: Miyamura Patriots vs. Aztec Tigers

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Miyamura and Aztec are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2019, but likely not for long. The Patriots will be playing at home against the Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Miyamura is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.6 runs per game this season.

Last Tuesday, Miyamura didn't have quite enough to beat Gallup and fell 6-5.

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Miyamura saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Xavier Brown, who fired off two home runs and four RBI while going 2-for-4. Brown also scored two runs, which is notable because the Patriots are 3-1 when he posts at least two runs, but 4-6 otherwise.

Meanwhile, Aztec sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 5-3 victory over Page on Saturday. The win continues a trend for the Tigers in their matchups with the Sand Devils: they've now won four in a row.

Tyler Ray made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over six innings pitched. What's more, he posted five strikeouts, the most he's had over his last three contests. He was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with one double and one RBI.

In other batting news, Cory Douglas was incredible, going 2-for-3 with one triple, one stolen base, and two RBI. That's the most hits he has posted since back in March. Another player making a difference was Jadyn Brooks, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.

Miyamura's loss dropped their record down to 7-7. As for Aztec, their victory bumped their record up to 5-11.

Miyamura couldn't quite get it done against Aztec in their previous matchup back in April of 2024 as they fell 10-6. Can the Patriots avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.

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