Muleshoe is 0-7 against Denver City since April of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Muleshoe Mules will head out on the road to face off against the Denver City Mustangs at 4:30 p.m.
Last Tuesday, Muleshoe came up short against Brownfield and fell 7-3. Muleshoe has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Ryan Dominguez put in work while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out seven batters over six innings while giving up three earned (and two unearned) runs off eight hits. Dominguez was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
Dominguez wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Brayton Butler, who scored a run while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, Denver City had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.8 runs), and they went ahead and made it five on Saturday. They walked away with a 9-5 victory over the Cubs.
Muleshoe's defeat dropped their record down to 5-12. As for Denver City, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-6-2 record this season.
Muleshoe suffered a grim 13-3 defeat to Denver City in their previous matchup back in March. Can Muleshoe avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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