The Tohatchi Cougars will look to take advantage of their home field for the first time this season as they take on the Lordsburg Mavericks at 12:00 p.m. on Friday.
Things were looking good for Tohatchi after they put the first points on the board on Saturday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They fell just short of Hatch Valley by a score of 5-4.
Meanwhile, Lordsburg got the win against Navajo Pine on Thursday by a conclusive 22-1. The Mavericks haven't had any issues with the Warriors recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive victory against them.
Justin Platz and Isaac Murillo were a major factor while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Platz tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Murillo tossed two innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (five). At bat, Platz scored two runs and stole Five bases. while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances, while Murillo went 3-for-5 with one home run, four runs, and five RBI.
In other batting news, Daniel Scott was incredible, scoring four runs and stealing Two bases. while going 3-for-4. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in stolen bases. The team also got some help courtesy of Kaydon Jacquez, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Lordsburg always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .617. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Navajo Pine only posted an OBP of .316.
Lordsburg now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Tohatchi, they now have a losing record of 1-2.
Tohatchi took their win against Lordsburg when the teams last played back in March of 2024 by a conclusive 11-4. Will Tohatchi repeat their success, or does Lordsburg have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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