Texico scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Saturday. Everything went their way against the Clayton Yellowjackets as the Texico Wolverines made off with a 26-6 victory. Considering Texico has won six contests by more than five runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
The team relied heavily on Hunter Bowman, who got on base in all five of his plate appearances with four runs, five RBI, and a triple. Daltyn Cain was another key contributor, scoring four runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in five of his six plate appearances.
On Clayton's side, Daniel Manquero was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Jerry Archuleta, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Even though they lost, Clayton was hitting in the alleys and finished the game with six doubles. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Texico only hit three.
The win (which was Texico's third in a row) raised their record to 8-9. As for Clayton, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-11.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Texico will challenge Eunice at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Texico will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last. As for Clayton, they will head out on the road to square off against Pecos at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Pecos is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.8 runs per game this season.
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