Mora was not able to break out of their rough patch in Thursday's second game as the team picked up their ninth straight defeat. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 19-6 walloping at the hands of the McCurdy Bobcats. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Mora of the 5-4 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture in Thursday's first game.
For McCurdy's part, Carlos Garcia and Celestino Salazar-Archuleta made a big impact while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Garcia tossed three innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off six hits (he also only allowed one walk). Meanwhile, Salazar-Archuleta tossed 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks). Garcia has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, Garcia went 3-for-3 with four RBI, a run, and a double, while Salazar-Archuleta went 3-for-4 with three runs, four RBI, and a triple.
In other batting news, McCurdy got a massive performance out of Thomas Bolton, who went 4-for-6 with four runs, three RBI, and a triple. Jeremaya Roybal was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs.
Mora's defeat dropped their record down to 3-13. As for McCurdy, the win (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 10-5.
Mora will stay at home for another game and welcome Penasco at 3:00 p.m. in Wednesday's first game. As for McCurdy, they will head out on the road to challenge Questa at 3:00 p.m. in Tuesday's first game. Questa hasn't scored more than two runs for three games straight, a trend the team is eager to reverse.
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