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| 03/23/23 - Home | 14-1 W |
| 03/24/22 - Home | 9-0 W |
| 05/14/21 - Home | 11-1 W |
| 05/14/21 - Home | 8-1 W |
| 03/21/19 - Neutral | 19-0 W |
| + 3 more games |
New Mexico Military Institute has gone a perfect 8-0 against Tularosa recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Monday. The Colts will look to defend their home field against the Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. New Mexico Military Institute is coming into the game hot, having won their last seven games.
The home team had won the previous five meetings between New Mexico Military Institute and East Mountain, and New Mexico Military Institute kept the tradition alive. The Colts walked away with a 6-3 win over the Timberwolves on Thursday.
Javier Yepiz Galindo made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over six innings pitched. He has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in five consecutive appearances. He was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and one stolen base.
In other batting news, Konstatino Scopelitis and Grant Maloney did most of the damage at the plate: Scopelitis went 1-for-3 with one home run, while Maloney went 2-for-3 with two runs and one triple. Nicolas Barcenas was another key player, going 1-for-3 with two RBI and one run.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Tularosa). They blew past Texico 18-8 on Friday. The Wildcats might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six matchups by six runs or more this season.
Like New Mexico Military Institute, Tularosa also got a great game from a two-way player: Danner Daugherty. He pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Daugherty was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs and one RBI.
In other batting news, Tularosa got a massive performance out of Hunter Sewell, who went 3-for-6 with six RBI, three doubles, and one stolen base. Those three doubles gave Sewell a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Samuel Kusmak, who got on base in all six of his plate appearances with two stolen bases and three runs.
Tularosa was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .389. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Tularosa is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.7 runs over those games. As for New Mexico Military Institute, their win was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-6.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Monday as neither team is afraid to steal. New Mexico Military Institute has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.3 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Tularosa struggles in that department as they've been averaging 5.3 stolen bases. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Everything went New Mexico Military Institute's way against Tularosa when the teams last played back in March of 2023, as New Mexico Military Institute made off with a 14-1 victory. Do the Colts have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Wildcats turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
