Los Lunas and Belen are an even 5-5 against one another since March of 2018, but likely not for long. The Los Lunas Tigers will be taking part in a tournament against the Belen Eagles at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Los Lunas: 3.5, Belen: 2.2) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Los Lunas saw some tournament action on Thursday. They fell just short of Cleveland by a score of 4-3. The Tigers haven't had much luck with the Storm recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.
Matthew Castillo
| 03/06/25 vs Cleveland | 11 |
| 03/01/25 @ Clovis | 7 |
| 02/27/25 @ Hobbs | 1 |
| 05/16/24 vs Cleveland | 1 |
| 05/11/24 @ Volcano Vista | 5 |
| + 6 more games |
Matthew Castillo put in work while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out 11 over six innings pitched. That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in March of 2024. He was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with one stolen base and one RBI. That stolen base was his first of the season.
Castillo wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was JJ Utash, who scored a run while going 1-for-4. Utash also put up a double, which was his first of the season.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 11 runs the game before, Belen was a bit more limited in their game on Thursday. They fell just short of Carlsbad by a score of 2-1.
Belen's loss ended a 15-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 2-2. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.0 runs over those games. As for Los Lunas, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-2.
Los Lunas skirted past Belen 7-6 in their previous meeting back in April of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for Los Lunas since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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