New Mexico Military Institute is 10-0 against Tucumcari since April of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The New Mexico Military Institute Colts will head out on the road to take on the Tucumcari Rattlers at 1:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (New Mexico Military Institute has three straight victories, Tucumcari has six straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Last Tuesday, New Mexico Military Institute beat East Mountain 9-5.
Tegin Maloney and Javier Yepiz Galindo were a major factor while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Maloney pitched 2.1 innings while giving up no earned run off one hit (he also didn't allow any walks). Meanwhile, Yepiz Galindo struck out six batters over 4.2 innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off two hits. Maloney has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, Maloney got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two runs, a triple, and a stolen base, while Yepiz Galindo scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Noah Martinez, who scored two runs. Grant Maloney was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with three RBI.
Meanwhile, Tucumcari suffered a rough 14-7 defeat at the hands of Sandia Prep on Saturday.
Tucumcari saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nick Goen, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Pat Garcia, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
New Mexico Military Institute has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season. As for Tucumcari, their loss dropped their record down to 3-8.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Saturday as neither team is afraid to steal. New Mexico Military Institute has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 2.8 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Tucumcari struggles in that department as they've been averaging 4.3. The only question left is which team can snag more.
New Mexico Military Institute took their win against Tucumcari in their previous meeting back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 15-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for New Mexico Military Institute since the team 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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