The Ruidoso Warriors will face off against the Valencia Jaguars at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
For whatever reason, it's the away team that's had the advantage when Ruidoso and Lovington meet (three straight games heading into this one) and that held true again on Friday. Ruidoso fell 10-5 to Lovington. That's two games in a row now that the Warriors have lost by exactly five runs.
Levi Shelton made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole Three bases. while going 1-for-3. Those two runs gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Trenton Hall, who went 1-for-4 with one triple and one RBI.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Valencia challenged Alamogordo on Friday. Valencia fell just short of Alamogordo by a score of 6-4. The defeat continues a trend for the Jaguars in their meetings with the Tigers: they've now lost three in a row.
Pryce Henry was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing Four bases. while going 3-for-4. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Zaylon Zamora also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
Ruidoso's loss dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Valencia, they now have a losing record of 2-3.
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