On Saturday, Los Lunas faced Rio Grande in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Los Lunas Tigers came out on top against the Rio Grande Ravens by a score of 6-2. Winning may never get old, but Los Lunas sure is getting used to it with their tenth in a row.
JJ Utash made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits. Utash has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances. Utash was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, Fabian Trujillo was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. Jasiah Byers was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
Los Lunas pushed their record up to 15-8 with that victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Rio Grande, their defeat ended an eight-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 18-5.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: they beat Los Lunas by a score of 5-1 later that day.
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