Monterey came into Saturday's match having lost six straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They came out on top against the Caprock Longhorns by a score of 8-3 on Saturday. That's more bragging rights for the Plainsmen, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Nate Dickinson made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. What's more, he posted two strikeouts, the most he's had over his last five games. He was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-2.
Aaron Lopez
| 03/06/25 vs Chapin | 4 |
| 03/22/25 vs Caprock | 3 |
| 02/13/25 vs Midland | 3 |
| 03/07/25 vs Americas | 2 |
| 02/27/25 @ Randall | 2 |
| + 6 more games |
Dickinson wasn't the only one making solid contact as seven players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Aaron Lopez, who scored a run while going 3-for-4. Lopez has become a key player for Monterey: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least three hits, but 1-15-1 otherwise. Another was Brent Sanders, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
Monterey was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .414. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Caprock only posted a batting average of .222.
Monterey's win was their first in the district, bumping their district record up to 1-4 and their overall record up to 3-16-1. As for Caprock, they are on a 19-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-17.
Monterey has already played their next contest, a 6-1 defeat against Lubbock on the 25th. Caprock has also already played their next matchup (against Amarillo), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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