The Nucla Mustangs will be playing at home against the Ignacio Bobcats at 12:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Nucla pushed their score all the way to ten on Friday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell just short of Cedaredge by a score of 11-10. Even though they lost, Nucla'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).
Paxtin Caruso was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Even though they lost, Nucla always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .553. That's the best OBP they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought contest, but Ignacio had to settle for a 6-5 loss against Kirtland Central on Monday. Ignacio has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Ignacio saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was William Mendoza-Lechuga, who went 3-for-3 with an RBI. Another player making a difference was Gabe Archuleta, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI.
Nucla has not been sharp recently as the team has lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-6-1 record this season. As for Ignacio, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-4.
Nucla took their victory against Ignacio in their previous meeting back in May of 2023 by a conclusive 9-3. Does Nucla have another victory up their sleeve, or will Ignacio turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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