The Desert Pines Jaguars will head out on the road to square off against the Cheyenne Desert Shields at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Desert Pines hasn't scored more than two runs for five games straight, a trend the team is eager to reverse.
Desert Pines came up short against Western on Monday, falling 7-1.
Kevin Ruiz Guzman was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with one triple, one run, and one double. That triple marked the first that he hit this season.
Meanwhile, Cheyenne beat Cimarron-Memorial 7-3 on Thursday.
Raider Campos spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered three runs (all of which were unearned) on six hits and racked up eight Ks. He has been consistent : he hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Cheyenne let Tapa Gamoras and Adrian Catalan run wild. Gamoras scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-4, while Catalan went 1-for-4 with one home run. Another player making a difference was Scott Cox, who went 2-for-4 with three RBI and one stolen base.
Cheyenne lost a few balls and finished the game with two home runs. That's the most home runs they've managed all season.
Cheyenne's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-1. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.7 runs on average over those games. As for Desert Pines, their loss dropped their record down to 0-6-1.
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