The Del Norte Tigers are on the road again in Tuesday's first game to play the Pagosa Springs Pirates at 3:00 p.m. Del Norte is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.7 runs per game this season.
Del Norte can now show off three landslide victories after their most recent match in Saturday's second game. They blew past Center 17-3. 17 seems to be a good number for Del Norte as the team scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Tytus Atencio made a splash while hitting and pitching. He struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits. Atencio was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-5. He has been hot recently, having posted two or more stolen bases the last three times he's played.
In other batting news, Nickolas Atencio was a standout: he scored two runs and stole four bases while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Landon Velasquez, who scored four runs and stole two bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Pagosa Springs was not able to break out of their rough patch in Saturday's second game as the team picked up their seventh straight loss. They fell victim to a tough 19-7 defeat at the hands of Montezuma-Cortez.
Del Norte's victory bumped their record up to 3-4. As for Pagosa Springs, their loss dropped their record down to 4-8.
Del Norte came up short against Pagosa Springs in their previous meeting back in May of 2023, falling 6-2. Thankfully for Del Norte, Kaison Clifford (who struck out eight batters over 3.1 innings while giving up no earned run off three hits (and only one walk)) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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