Baseball Game Preview: Taos Tigers vs. Moriarty Pintos

The Taos Tigers will square off against the Moriarty Pintos at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Taos has given up an average of 7.7 runs per game this season, but Saturday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.

Taos proved they can win big last Wednesday (they won by seven) and on Wednesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They skirted past Pojoaque Valley 12-11. The Tigers haven't had any issues with the Elks/Elkettes recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive win against them.

Miguel Garcia

Runs Batted In (Career)

04/09/25 vs Pojoaque Valley	3
03/28/25 vs Page	2
03/06/25 vs Shiprock	2
03/18/25 vs Bloomfield	1

Miguel Garcia was a standout: he scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in RBI (three). Mario Rodriguez was another key player, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.

Taos was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .400. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .304 or higher in eight consecutive contests.

The home team had won the previous four meetings between Moriarty and Los Alamos, and Los Alamos kept the tradition alive. The Pintos came up short against the Hilltoppers on Monday, falling 15-2. The Pintos have struggled against the Hilltoppers recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost meeting.

Moriarty saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Micah Kamplain, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-1.

The victory was their first at home , bumping their record up to 8-6. As for Moriarty, their loss dropped their record down to 4-9.

Both Taos and Moriarty just can't seem to miss. The Tigers have been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 10.9 hits per game. However, it's not like Moriarty struggles in that department as they've been averaging only 5.5 hits. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.

Taos skirted past Moriarty 9-8 in their previous matchup back in May of 2024. Will the Tigers repeat their success, or do the Pintos have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.