The Capitan Tigers are taking a road trip to face off against the Mesilla Valley Christian School SonBlazers at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday.
Capitan is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Lordsburg just ended the team's seven-game winning streak on Thursday. They came up short against the Mavericks, falling 11-5.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Mesilla Valley Christian School). They never let Mescalero Apache get on the board and left with a 20-0 victory on Thursday. The SonBlazers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six matches by ten runs or more this season.
Maren Fiske made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (and only one walk). Fiske was also big at the plate, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with one double and one RBI.
In other batting news, Stailey Faust was a standout: she went a perfect 2-for-2 with three RBI, two runs, and one triple. That triple was her first of the season. Megan Baker was another key player, going a perfect 2-for-2 with two stolen bases, three runs, and one RBI.
Mesilla Valley Christian School always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .774. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Capitan's loss was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 8-5. As for Mesilla Valley Christian School, their win was their first in the district, bumping their district record up to 1-3 and their overall record up to 9-6.
Capitan suffered a grim 16-1 defeat to Mesilla Valley Christian School in their previous matchup back in April of 2024. Can the Tigers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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