Las Cruces is 1-9 against Centennial since April of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Las Cruces Bulldawgs will be playing at home against the Centennial Hawks at 7:00 p.m.
Las Cruces is is headed into Tuesday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their sixth straight game on Friday. They fell just short of Alamogordo by a score of 4-3.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Centennial gave their fans yet another huge victory on Friday. Everything went their way against Organ Mountain as Centennial made off with a 12-2 win. The victory was nothing new for Centennial as they're now sitting on ten straight.
Destiny Perez made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out six over six innings pitched. Perez has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Perez was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Centennial got a massive performance out of Stevie Jim?nez, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Kayla Hernandez, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-2.
Las Cruces' defeat dropped their record down to 8-15. As for Centennial, they pushed their record up to 21-2 with that win, which was their sixth straight on the road.
Las Cruces suffered a grim 15-0 defeat to Centennial in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Can Las Cruces avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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