After a string of seven wins, Ruidoso's good fortune finally ran out in Saturday's first game. They fell just short of the East Mountain Timberwolves by a score of 8-7. Ruidoso was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as East Mountain apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in May of 2023.
Trenton Hall was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Even though they lost, Ruidoso didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 15 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
On East Mountain's side, the team relied heavily on Ty Rector, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Zane Davis, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Ruidoso's loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 8-3. As for East Mountain, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 8-6.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: they beat Ruidoso by a score of 9-7 later that day.
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