04/22/25 vs Pueblo | 14 |
04/24/25 @ Pueblo | 11 |
03/25/25 vs Flowing Wells | 11 |
04/25/25 vs Salpointe Catholic | 10 |
03/27/25 @ Flowing Wells | 10 |
Nogales extended their winning streak to three on Friday, bumping their season record up to 17-8-1 in the process. They were the clear victors by an 11-1 margin over the Salpointe Catholic Lancers. Considering the Apaches have won nine contests by more than five runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
The team relied heavily on Xaciel Garcia, who went 2-for-4 with three RBI, one stolen base, and one run. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged at least one in each of the last four games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Andres Lopez, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact: Nogales kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 13 hits. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 5.5 hits per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 games they've averaged 10.2.
As for Salpointe Catholic, their defeat dropped their record down to 20-4-1. The pitching woes were uncharacteristic for they, who until this match were averaging 3.08 runs allowed.
On Salpointe Catholic's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Colton Raetzman, who went 1-for-2 with one run.
Nogales does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Salpointe Catholic, they will be playing at home against Catalina Foothills at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Lancers 3.1, the Falcons 3.4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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