The Alamosa Mean Moose will be playing in front of their home fans against the Sanford Mustangs at 11:00 a.m. on Friday. Alamosa will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last.
Alamosa fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against Centauri on Saturday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Falcons by a score of 17-15. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Saturday (ten), Alamosa still had to take the loss.
Carlos Garcia made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 3-for-5 with three runs, four RBI, and a triple. He continues to roll, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Nelson Arambula, who scored two runs while going 2-for-5.
Even though they lost, Alamosa didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with ten strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Sanford lost 17-4 to Del Norte on Tuesday. The loss continues a trend for Sanford in their matchups with Del Norte: they've now lost six in a row.
Sanford saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cash Caldon, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Joshua Fairhurst, who scored a run and stole two bases.
Alamosa's defeat dropped their record down to 5-14. As for Sanford, their loss dropped their record down to 10-4.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Friday as neither team is afraid to steal. Alamosa has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 2.8 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Sanford struggles in that department as they've been averaging 11.6. The only question left is which team can snag more. Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other baseball content.
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