The Raton Tigers will head out on the road to take on the Santa Fe Indian Braves at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Raton lost a close one when they played on Saturday but unfortunately for them the defeat they were handed on on Tuesday was a bit more commanding. They suffered a tough 16-1 loss at the hands of St. Michael's. Raton has not had much luck with St. Michael's recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
Jacob Mattorano put in work while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. Mattorano was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
Mattorano wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Azden Romero, who went 1-for-2 with an RBI.
Meanwhile, Santa Fe Indian came up short against Robertson on Tuesday and fell 8-5.
Like Raton, Santa Fe Indian also got a great game from a two-way player: Nathaniel Aguilar. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks). Aguilar was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 4-for-4. He has been hot recently, having posted three or more hits the last three times he's played.
Even though they lost, Santa Fe Indian 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 Robertson only tossed four.
Raton's record is now 3-11. As for Santa Fe Indian, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-3.
Raton couldn't quite finish off Santa Fe Indian in their previous matchup on Saturday and fell 5-3. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Aguilar, who pitched 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Now that Raton knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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