Kirtland Central has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will square off against the Aztec Tigers at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Tuesday, Kirtland Central came up short against Bloomfield and fell 10-6. Kirtland Central has struggled against Bloomfield recently, as their match on Tuesday was their ninth consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, Aztec faced Gallup in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. Aztec fell 8-5 to Gallup.
Kamora Henry spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and seven unearned) runs on eight hits and racked up six Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in 12 consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Alexyn Candelaria was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Reagan Bradshaw, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Kirtland Central's defeat dropped their record down to 8-15. As for Aztec, their loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 15-10.
Kirtland Central might still be hurting after the 17-0 defeat they got from Aztec in their previous matchup back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Henry, who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out ten over five innings pitched. Now that Kirtland Central knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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