The Capital Jaguars will be playing at home against the Raton Tigers at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Capital will be looking to keep their six-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
Capital can now show off four landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Saturday. They blew past Grants 17-2.
Isabella Hernandez made a big impact no matter where she played. On the mound, she pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Hernandez was also solid in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Layla Toya was incredible, going 2-for-3 with a home run, eight RBI, and a double. Another player making a difference was Brooke Salazar, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 4-for-4.
Raton was handed a ten-point defeat in their previous outing, but they didn't let that bad energy affect their game against Portales on Saturday. Raton had just enough and edged Portales out 9-7. The win was just what Raton needed coming off of a 13-3 loss in their prior match.
Haydyn Middlebrook spent all seven innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and five unearned) runs on seven hits.
On the hitting side, Raton got a massive performance out of Giana Marez, who got on base in all four of her plate appearances with a home run, three runs, and two RBI. Marez has been hot recently, having posted at least one home run the last seven times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Brooklyn Marquez, who went 3-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI.
The victory got Capital back to even at 6-6. As for Raton, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a massive bump to their 5-3 record this season.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Tuesday. Capital hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.6 home runs per game. However, it's not like Raton struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.9 per game. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Everything went Capital's way against Raton in their previous meeting back in March of 2023 as Capital made off with a 24-9 win. Does Capital have another victory up their sleeve, or will Raton turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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