Aztec is on a four-game streak of home wins, while Gallup is on a 12-game streak of away wins (dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. The Aztec Tigers will take on the Gallup Bengals at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Thursday, Aztec was able to grind out a solid victory over Bloomfield, taking the game 9-4.
Kamora Henry spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned (and one unearned) runs on seven hits and racked up seven Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in 11 consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Alexyn Candelaria was a standout: she scored three runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-3. Reagan Bradshaw was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Gallup stacked an 11th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 12-1 margin over Miyamura.
Seniah Haines made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 12 over six innings pitched. Haines was also big at the plate, going 3-for-3 with a stolen base and a double.
In other batting news, Morgan Belone was incredible, going 2-for-4 with a home run, four RBI, and a double. Another player making a difference was Jazmine Marrufo, who went 1-for-3 with three RBI, a triple, and a run.
Aztec has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a massive bump to their 15-9 record this season. As for Gallup, their win bumped their record up to 17-5.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Tuesday. Aztec hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.9 home runs per game. However, it's not like Gallup struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.5. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Aztec couldn't quite finish off Gallup in their previous matchup last Thursday and fell 3-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Haines, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out nine over seven innings pitched. Now that Aztec knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
