The Colorado Wolves will venture away from home to take on the Christoval Cougars at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Colorado has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the game with three straight defeats, while Christoval will come in with seven straight wins.
Colorado lost 12-4 to Sonora last Tuesday.
Zach Pineda made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole three bases while going 3-for-3. Those stolen bases marked the first that he snagged this season. Another player making a difference was Mikell Martinez, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Christoval earned a 7-4 victory over Miles on Friday.
Ty Debusk made a big impact no matter where he played. He tossed four innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, scoring a run while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jace Cobb, who got on base in three of his five plate appearances with one home run and three RBI. Those three RBI gave him a new career-high. Jonah White was another key player, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Christoval kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 12 hits. They are 6-1 when they post 11 or more hits.
Christoval pushed their record up to 9-7 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. As for Colorado, their loss dropped their record down to 3-8-1.
Colorado suffered a grim 13-3 defeat to Christoval in their previous meeting back in March. Can the Wolves avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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