Baseball Game Preview: Los Lunas Tigers vs. La Cueva Bears

The Los Lunas Tigers will head out on the road to take on the La Cueva Bears at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.

Los Lunas had to skate by with only a one-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the seven-run drubbing they dealt Albuquerque on Friday. The Tigers were the clear victors by a 12-5 margin over the Bulldogs. The win continues a trend for the Tigers in their matchups with the Bulldogs: they've now won five in a row.

Kaiden Reese

Base on Balls Against

04/11/25 @ Albuquerque	2
04/04/25 vs West Mesa	1
03/28/25 @ Sandia	0
03/24/25 @ Cleveland	2

Kaiden Reese was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He pitched four innings while giving up three earned runs off four hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3. That's the most runs he has posted since back in March.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on JJ Utash, who went 3-for-4 with three runs, one triple, and one RBI. That's the most runs he has posted since back in March. The team also got some help courtesy of Allen Galaviz, who went 2-for-4 with four RBI.

Los Lunas kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 13 hits. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Albuquerque only managed six hits.

Meanwhile, La Cueva faced Eldorado in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. The Bears blew past the Golden Eagles 11-1. Considering the Bears have won 11 contests by more than six runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.

La Cueva has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 16-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.7 runs on average over those games. As for Los Lunas, their record now sits at 12-7.

Los Lunas came up short against La Cueva in their previous matchup back in March, falling 8-4. Can the Tigers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.