It was a good run, but Mesilla Valley Christian School unfortunately witnessed the end of their six-game winning streak on Tuesday. They took a 5-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Hot Springs Tigers. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest runs Mesilla Valley Christian School has scored all season.
Jeremiah Sullivan made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances. Sullivan is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: he's stolen at least one every time he's taken the field this season.
Even though they lost, Mesilla Valley Christian School didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with ten strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Hot Springs only tossed three.
On Hot Springs' side, Hunter Montoya and Tristan Polanco were a major factor while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Montoya pitched four innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Meanwhile, Polanco pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. At the plate, Montoya scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-4, while Polanco scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Jacob Felts, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
Having lost for the first time this season, Mesilla Valley Christian School fell to 6-1. As for Hot Springs, their win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-7.
Mesilla Valley Christian School will head out on the road to take on Jemez Valley at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for Hot Springs, they will look to defend their home field on Saturday against Socorro at 9:00 a.m.
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