The Pecos Panthers will take on the Raton Tigers at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Having struggled with three defeats in a row, Pecos turned things around against Estancia on Thursday. They walked away with an 18-13 victory over the Bears.
Meanwhile, Raton entered their tilt with Clayton on Tuesday with two consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with three. They were the clear victors by a 17-4 margin over the Yellowjackets. The Tigers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven games by six runs or more this season.
Raton got a massive performance out of Azden Romero, who went 4-for-5 with five runs and two RBI. Those five runs gave Romero a new career-high. Brayden Decker was another key player, going 4-for-5 with four RBI, one stolen base, and one run.
Raton was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .475. They are 6-2 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Pecos' win bumped their record up to 7-17. As for Raton, the victory got them back to even at 10-10.
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