The New Mexico Military Institute Colts will head out on the road to square off against the East Mountain Timberwolves at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with New Mexico Military Institute sitting on three straight victories and East Mountain on nine.
New Mexico Military Institute gave up the first runs last Tuesday, but they didn't let that get them down. They put the hurt on Sandia Prep with a sharp 13-3 win. The result was nothing new for the Colts, who have now won seven contests by six runs or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask East Mountain). They blew past Ruidoso 23-3 on Thursday. The Timberwolves are also no stranger to big wins: their blowout was the eighth matchup they've won by 6+ runs this season.
The team relied heavily on Aidan Madrid, who fired off two home runs, five RBI, and three runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Those five RBI gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Charles Birdwell, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
East Mountain 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 .400 or higher in three consecutive games.
East Mountain pushed their record up to 11-5 with the victory, which was their sixth straight on the road. The road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.5 runs on average over those games. As for New Mexico Military Institute, their record is now 9-5.
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