Baseball Recap: Dolores Huerta Prep Scorpions vs. Las Animas Trojans
Dolores Huerta Prep lost against Las Animas back in April of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Wednesday. The Dolores Huerta Prep Scorpions fell 6-3 to the Las Animas Trojans. Dolores Huerta Prep has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Dolores Huerta Prep saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Noah Acu?a, who went 1-for-2 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
On Las Animas' side, TJ Ortiz made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed three innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (he also didn't allow any walks). Ortiz was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with a triple and an RBI. He hasn't dropped below three hits for three straight games.
In other batting news, Orion Martinez was excellent, scoring a run and stealing four bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Logan Servaes, who scored a run and stole three bases while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
Dolores Huerta Prep's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 4-6. As for Las Animas, their win was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-1.
Dolores Huerta Prep will challenge Wiley at 12:00 p.m. on Friday. Wiley has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 9.57 runs per game on average), something Dolores Huerta Prep will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Las Animas, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Fowler at 10:00 a.m. in Saturday's first game. Las Animas is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.3 runs per game this season.
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