The Hobbs Eagles will face off against the Cheyenne Mountain Indians at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Fans were treated to a battle of the Eagles on Saturday. Hobbs walked away with a 6-2 victory over Belen. The win made it back-to-back victories for Hobbs.
Luke Parrish spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on three hits and racked up nine Ks.
At the plate, Trystan Montez was incredible, going a perfect 2-for-2 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI. Those two stolen bases gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Jason Fuentes, who went 2-for-3 with one triple and one RBI.
Cheyenne Mountain's found some homefield redemption this week after a overtime loss to Pueblo West on Monday. The Indians put the hurt on Thomas Jefferson with a sharp 14-3 win. The Indians haven't had any issues with the Spartans recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive victory against them.
Cheyenne Mountain let Colton Johnson and Austin Ewen run wild. Johnson got on base in all four of his plate appearances with three runs, one stolen base, and one double, while Ewen went 2-for-4 with two runs, one triple, and one stolen base. The team also got some help courtesy of Hayes Ressler, who went 1-for-2 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double.
Cheyenne Mountain was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .409. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .310 or higher in 11 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Hobbs' win bumped their record up to 2-4. As for Cheyenne Mountain, the victory got them back to even at 1-1.
