Baseball Recap: Hatch Valley Bears vs. Socorro Warriors
Hatch Valley scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Saturday. They blew past the Socorro Warriors 16-5. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Hatch Valley.
Ray Ruiz made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. Ruiz was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with three RBI.
In other batting news, Hatch Valley got a big performance out of Franklin Williams, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Joshua Vega, who scored three runs while going 1-for-3.
On Socorro's side, Angel Perez was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3. Sebastian Mercado was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-2.
Even though they lost, Socorro didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with seven strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Hatch Valley only tossed two.
Hatch Valley has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 8-14 record this season. As for Socorro, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-15.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Hatch Valley beat Socorro by a score of 17-8 later that day.
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