Baseball Recap: Menaul/Oak Grove Owls vs. Socorro Warriors
In what's become a running theme this season, Menaul/Oak Grove gave their fans yet another huge victory on Wednesday. They put the hurt on the Socorro Warriors with a sharp 15-5 win. The victory was nothing new for Menaul/Oak Grove as they're now sitting on nine straight.
For Socorro's part, they saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was David Gutierrez, who scored two runs while going 3-for-3. Gutierrez has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Menaul/Oak Grove's win was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 10-3. As for Socorro, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-9.
Menaul/Oak Grove has the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome Bosque at 1:00 p.m. on Monday. Menaul/Oak Grove knows how to get runs on the board -- the team has finished with flashy run totals in its past nine matches -- so hopefully Bosque likes a good challenge. As for Socorro, they are on the road again on Saturday to play Hot Springs at 9:00 a.m. Hot Springs has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 8.5 runs per game on average), something Socorro will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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