If Texico was feeling good off their 17-3 takedown of Pecos last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Texico Wolverines fell just short of the Santa Rosa Lions by a score of 10-9 on Tuesday. Texico has not had much luck with Santa Rosa recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
Micky New and Easton Cooper did some serious damage despite the final result: New scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Cooper went 3-for-5 with three RBI and a stolen base.
Even though they lost, Texico didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 12 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
On Santa Rosa's side, Jykub Gage was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He pitched three innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off six hits. Gage was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last four games he's played.
In other batting news, Landyn Zamora was excellent, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in two of his five plate appearances. Sean Bonney was another key contributor, scoring a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Texico's defeat dropped their record down to 5-9. As for Santa Rosa, the win (which was their 17th in a row) raised their record to 17-1.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Texico beat Santa Rosa by a score of 15-11 later that day.
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