Preview: Valencia Jaguars vs. Los Lunas Tigers
Valencia is 2-8 against Los Lunas since April of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Valencia Jaguars will be playing in front of their home fans against the Los Lunas Tigers at 5:00 p.m. The pair are out to turn their luck around after having lost tight contests in their previous games.
After soaring to a 12-point win in their last game, Valencia came back down to earth on Saturday. They fell just short of East Mountain by a score of 9-7.
After soaring to a ten-point victory in their last game, Los Lunas came back down to earth on Saturday. They fell just short of Rio Grande by a score of 9-7. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Los Lunas in their matchups with Rio Grande: they've now lost four in a row.
Fabian Trujillo put in work no matter where he played. He pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Trujillo was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing three bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last six times he's played.
In other batting news, Allen Galaviz made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Jonah Utash, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Valencia's defeat dropped their record down to 6-8. As for Los Lunas, their loss dropped their record down to 5-8.
Valencia might still be hurting after the 13-2 defeat they got from Los Lunas in their previous matchup back in March of 2023. Thankfully for Valencia, Paul Cieremans (who struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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