For the first time this season, Roswell will have a chance to prove themselves in a conference matchup. They will venture away from home to face off against the Hobbs Eagles at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Roswell has given up an average of 6.8 runs per game this season, but Tuesday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Roswell came up short against Goddard on Friday, falling 11-1.
Davian Dominguez made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and got on base in all three of his plate appearances with one triple.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Hobbs). They were the clear victors by a 31-0 margin over Midland Texas Leadership Charter Academy on Tuesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Hobbs.
Jackson Gaston made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 12 over five innings pitched. Those 12 strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in four of his five plate appearances with four runs, four RBI, and one triple.
In other batting news, Hobbs got a massive performance out of Jason Fuentes, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with three runs, four RBI, and one triple. Hobbs is undefeated when Fuentes posts three or more hits, but 2-14 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Cole Kesner, who scored three runs while going 2-for-2.
Hobbs was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .528. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .424 or higher in three consecutive games.
Roswell's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 8-11. As for Hobbs, their record now sits at 6-14.
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