The Capitan Tigers will challenge the Lordsburg Mavericks at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Capitan has struggled recently with four losses in a row, while Lordsburg will arrive with ten straight wins.
Mesilla Valley Christian School hit Capitan with a four-run sixth inning on Tuesday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Tigers might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 7-3 to the SonBlazers, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
Meanwhile, Lordsburg made easy work of Mescalero Apache on Monday and carried off a 17-1 victory. The Mavericks might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won ten games by six runs or more this season.
Lordsburg's win was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 14-2. The home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 16.0 runs over those games. As for Capitan, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-8.
Capitan suffered a grim 11-5 defeat to Lordsburg in their previous meeting on Thursday. Will the Tigers have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more softball content.
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