La Veta lost against McClave on Friday, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The La Veta Redhawks' tough 22-15 defeat to the McClave Cardinals might stick with them for a while. La Veta has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Brayden Nix stepped up to lead a balanced group of hitters: he scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Matthew Gonzales was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
On McClave's side, Kielan Mallard made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Mallard has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances. Mallard was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Karson Roesch was incredible, firing off eight RBI, four runs, and four doubles while going 4-for-5. Another player making a difference was Lawton Annen, who scored four runs while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances.
La Veta's loss dropped their record down to 6-6. As for McClave, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 10-2.
La Veta will head out on the road to challenge Eads at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Eads' pitching crew has only allowed 3.5 runs per game this season, so La Veta's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for McClave, they will play host again on Saturday to welcome Burlington, where first pitch is scheduled at 11:00 a.m. McClave has given up an average of 7.1 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
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