The Ignacio Bobcats will head out on the road to challenge the Nucla Mustangs at 12:00 p.m. on Friday. Ignacio is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.4 runs per game this season.
Last Monday, it was a hard-fought match, but Ignacio had to settle for a 6-5 defeat against Kirtland Central. 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. Gabe Archuleta was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with two RBI.
Meanwhile, 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.
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.
Ignacio's record now sits at 1-4. As for Nucla, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-6-1 record this season.
Ignacio suffered a grim 9-3 defeat to Nucla in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Can Ignacio avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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