Aztec and Miyamura are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2019, but likely not for long. The Aztec Tigers will look to defend their home field on Thursday against the Miyamura Patriots at 3:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Aztec entered their tilt with Shiprock with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. Everything went their way against the Chieftains on Tuesday as they made off with a 16-1 victory.
Reagan Bradshaw was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She struck out six batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits (and only one walk). Bradshaw was also solid in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in two of her four plate appearances. She is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last three games she's played.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Alexyn Candelaria, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-3. Kamora Henry was another key contributor, going 1-for-2 with three RBI, a triple, and a run.
Meanwhile, after only two runs in their last matchup, Miyamura made sure to put some runs up on the board against Kirtland Central on Tuesday. Miyamura put the hurt on Kirtland Central with a sharp 17-3 win.
Aztec has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-8 record this season. As for Miyamura, their victory bumped their record up to 7-10.
Aztec was able to grind out a solid win over Miyamura in their previous matchup on Thursday, winning 7-2. Will Aztec repeat their success, or does Miyamura have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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