Gadsden extended their losing streak to 15 on Thursday, dropping them down to 7-19. They fell 6-3 to the Alamogordo Tigers. The defeat was just more heartbreak for the Panthers, who fell 6-4 when the teams last met on Tuesday.
As for Alamogordo, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 9-17. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.7 runs on average over those games.
For Alamogordo's part, Billy Copeland got the start for Alamogordo and what a start it was: he struck out six batters over 6.1 innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off seven hits. Those six strikeouts gave Copeland a new career-high.
On the hitting side, Alamogordo let Kade Kiss and Brandon Williams run wild. Kiss went 2-for-3 with one triple and one run, while Williams got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases, one run, and one RBI. Williams is becoming a predictor of Alamogordo's success: when he posts at least two stolen bases the team is 3-1 (and 6-16 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was AJ Paz, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI.
As of now, neither Gadsden nor Alamogordo have any future games scheduled.
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