Tigers
| 04/15/25 @ La Cueva | 4 |
| 04/11/25 @ Albuquerque | 12 |
| 04/08/25 vs Rio Grande | 4 |
| 04/04/25 vs West Mesa | 12 |
| 04/01/25 vs Atrisco Heritage Academy | 16 |
| + 15 more games |
The Los Lunas Tigers will head out to take on the Atrisco Heritage Academy Jaguars at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Los Lunas is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.2 runs per game this season.
Los Lunas is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Mexico's top teams: La Cueva, who was ranked first at the time (Los Lunas was ranked ninth). The Tigers took a 9-4 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Bears on Tuesday. The Tigers haven't had much luck with the Bears recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.
JJ Utash was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. On the mound, he pitched three innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Utash wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Allen Galaviz, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Atrisco Heritage Academy, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Friday. They blew past Albuquerque 15-9 on Tuesday. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last seven times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Atrisco Heritage Academy is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a massive bump to their 6-13 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.8 runs over those games. As for Los Lunas, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-8.
Los Lunas took their victory against Atrisco Heritage Academy when the teams last played two weeks ago by a conclusive 16-1 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Tigers 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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