Canutillo waltzed into their matchup on Friday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They won by a run and slipped past the Del Valle Conquistadores 2-1. Despite the win, that was the fewest points Canutillo has scored all season.
The team relied heavily on Enrique Guerra, who went 1-for-2 with a home run, a stolen base, and two RBI.
Canutillo has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a massive bump to their 13-6 record this season. As for Del Valle, their loss ended a nine-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 11-6-1.
Canutillo will take on Burges at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Burges' pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so Canutillo's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Del Valle, they will head out on the road to challenge Hanks at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Hanks: 2.3, Del Valle: 2.2) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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