On Saturday, it was a hard-fought matchup, but the Monument Valley Mustangs had to settle for an 11-10 defeat against the Cortez Colts. Even though they lost, Monument Valley's still made a splash at the plate and bumped their average scoring up to 6.2 runs per game (they're now ranked -1th in scoring overall).
Leighton Williams was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Alijah Belin, who scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
On Cortez's side, Kriztian Visuet made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching 3.1 innings while giving up just two earned runs off one hit. Visuet has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances. Visuet was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Julian Bernal, who went 4-for-4 with a home run, six RBI, and four runs. He is on a roll when it comes to hits, as he's now hit three or more in the last three games he's played. Andrew Alvarez was another key contributor, scoring three runs while going 2-for-2.
Monument Valley has been struggling recently as they've lost eight of their last nine games, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-19 record this season. As for Cortez, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 7-14.
Monument Valley will head out on the road to challenge Window Rock at 1:00 p.m. on Monday. Window Rock has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 12.5 runs per game on average), something Monument Valley will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Cortez, they are on the road again on Monday to play Apache Junction at 3:45 p.m. Cortez has given up an average of 8.3 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
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