Ignacio has been on the road for two straight, but on Tuesday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Nucla Mustangs at 12:00 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Ignacio's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last seven games.
Ignacio can now show off five landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Saturday. Everything went their way against Trinidad as Ignacio made off with a 16-7 win.
Marcus Maez was incredible, scoring three runs while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Wade Dunbar-Berger, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Nucla narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Dove Creek 8-7. That's two games straight that Nucla has won by just one run.
Steele Arnold was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He tossed 5.1 innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits. Arnold was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played.
Arnold wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Brycen Rummel, who scored a run while going 3-for-5. Rummel has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Josh Platt, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Ignacio's win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 9-4. As for Nucla, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-8-1.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Tuesday as neither team is afraid to steal. Ignacio has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 5.6 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Nucla struggles in that department as they've been averaging 3.1. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Ignacio beat Nucla 6-1 in their previous matchup last Friday. Will Ignacio repeat their success, or does Nucla have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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