East Mountain dropped their record down to 16-6 on Thursday, which also ended the team's nine-game streak of wins on the road. They came up short against the New Mexico Military Institute Colts, falling 8-0. The Timberwolves were red-hot at the plate heading into the game (they scored no less than ten runs in the four contests prior), but the Colts' pitchers proved too tough.
East Mountain saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Rylen Radosevich, who went 1-for-2 with one double.
As for New Mexico Military Institute, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 15-6 record this season. The team dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 10.2 runs.
On New Mexico Military Institute's side, Tegin Maloney made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out 13 over seven innings pitched. Maloney has been consistent for a while: he hasn't given up more than two walks in ten consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with one double and one RBI.
In other batting news, Nicolas Barcenas was a standout: he went 2-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. Richard West also deserves some recognition as he hit his first triple of the season.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: New Mexico Military Institute beat East Mountain by a score of 6-3 later that day.
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