The Burges Mustangs are taking a road trip to take on the Santa Teresa Desert Warriors at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Burges has given up an average of 8.1 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
Burges managed to slip by Bel Air the last time these teams faced off, but didn't have those same answers this time around. Burges lost 13-1 to Bel Air last Saturday. The Mustangs' loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Evan Ortiz
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Evan Ortiz was cooking despite his team's loss, going a perfect 3-for-3 with one double and one RBI. Those three hits gave him a new career-high.
Even though they lost, Burges always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .550. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Santa Teresa faced Alamogordo in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. Santa Teresa fell just short of Alamogordo by a score of 5-4. The Desert Warriors' defeat signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.
Santa Teresa saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jackson Simpson, who went 2-for-4 with one double. Jose Romo also deserves some recognition as he brought in his first RBI of the season.
Santa Teresa's loss dropped their record down to 6-2. As for Burges, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-8-2.
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