Canutillo waltzed into their contest on Tuesday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. They never let the Burges Mustangs onto the board and left with a 4-0 win. That's more bragging rights for Canutillo, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Not much got past Emilio Melendez, who gave up just two hits to keep Burges off the board.
On the hitting side, Eriel Fargas-Caraballo was excellent, going 2-for-3 with a triple, two RBI, and a double. Paul Zuniga was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
Canutillo has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a massive bump to their 14-6 record this season. As for Burges, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 11-5-2.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Canutillo will challenge Andress at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Andress hasn't scored more than two runs for three games straight, a trend the squad is eager to reverse. As for Burges, they will head out on the road to take on Chapin at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Burges' pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so Chapin's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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