Las Cruces is 10-0 against Gadsden since March of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Las Cruces Bulldawgs will look to defend their home field against the Gadsden Panthers at 7:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Las Cruces has three straight wins, Gadsden has seven straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Las Cruces stacked a sixth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Friday. They blew past Mayfield 14-4. 14 seems to be a good number for Las Cruces as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
The team relied heavily on Zakye Hawkins, who went 3-for-4 with a home run, three runs, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Angel Aragon, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Gadsden's offense. They took a 3-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Organ Mountain on Friday.
Las Cruces' win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-3. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.2 runs per game. As for Gadsden, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-10.
Everything went Las Cruces' way against Gadsden in their previous meeting back in April of 2023 as Las Cruces made off with a 10-0 victory. Will Las Cruces repeat their success, or does Gadsden have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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