Capitan was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their tenth straight defeat. They came up short against the Lordsburg Mavericks, falling 31-19. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Tuesday (15), the Tigers still had to take the loss.
Capitan got a massive performance out of Patrick Avila, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with two triples, three RBI, and two runs. Korey Jones also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen bases of the season.
Capitan's record is now 1-15. As for Lordsburg, their win ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 5-8.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: the Mavericks beat Capitan by a score of 20-6 later that day.
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