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| 04/26/24 - Home | 8-2 W |
| 04/26/24 - Home | 10-5 W |
| 04/23/24 - Away | 6-0 W |
| 04/20/23 - Away | 17-3 W |
| 04/20/23 - Away | 8-6 W |
| + 5 more games |
Las Cruces is a perfect 10-0 against Alamogordo since June of 2021 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Monday. The Bulldawgs will host the Tigers at 7:00 p.m. Las Cruces' pitching crew has only allowed four runs per game this season, so Alamogordo's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Las Cruces is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Mexico's top teams: Organ Mountain, who was ranked 13th at the time (Las Cruces was ranked ninth). The Bulldawgs came up short against the Knights on Thursday, falling 11-0. The pitching woes were uncharacteristic for the Bulldawgs, who until this matchup were averaging 3.95 runs allowed.
Las Cruces saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Diego Avila, who went 1-for-2 with one triple.
Meanwhile, Alamogordo was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their 12th straight loss. They were a single run away from ending the streak, but they lost a 5-4 heartbreaker at the hands of Mayfield.
Kade Kiss put in work no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over 5.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off three hits. Alamogordo is 3-1 when Kiss allows one or fewer earned runs, but 4-12 otherwise. Kiss was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with one RBI.
This is the second loss in a row for Las Cruces and nudges their season record down to 15-5. As for Alamogordo, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-13.
Everything went Las Cruces' way against Alamogordo in their previous matchup back in April of 2024, as Las Cruces made off with an 8-2 victory. Do the Bulldawgs have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Tigers turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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