The Dolores Bears are taking a road trip to face off against the Nucla Mustangs at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Dolores has now lost eight straight, leaving the team hunting for their first win since March 12.
Dolores lost 12-3 to Non Varsity Opponent on Friday.
Dolores saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Gus Vaughn, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base. Hayden Lancaster also deserves some recognition as he brought in his first RBI of the season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Nucla). Everything went their way against Antonito on Friday as they made off with a 23-1 victory. With that win, the Mustangs brought their scoring average up to 8.1 runs per game.
Jackson McCabe was a standout: he scored four runs and stole four bases while going 4-for-4. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in RBI (three). Another player making a difference was Cole Bray, who scored four runs and stole four bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Nucla always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .641. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Antonito only posted an OBP of .250.
Nucla has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 4-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. As for Dolores, their loss dropped their record down to 1-11.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Tuesday as neither team is afraid to steal. Dolores has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.2 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Nucla struggles in that department as they've been averaging 3.2 stolen bases. The only question left is which team can snag more. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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