The New Mexico Military Institute Colts will head out on the road to square off against the Artesia Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
After soaring to 12 runs the game before, New Mexico Military Institute were a bit more limited in their game last Saturday. They fell just short of Alamogordo by a score of 4-2.
New Mexico Military Institute saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nicolas Barcelo Teran, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI.
Meanwhile, after soaring to ten runs the game before, Artesia were a bit more limited in their matchup on Saturday. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 10-1 walloping at the hands of Carlsbad.
New Mexico Military Institute's loss ended a 12-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 4-2. As for Artesia, they now have a losing record at 4-5.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. New Mexico Military Institute has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 9.2 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Artesia struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.6 per game. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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