Buena barely beat Nogales the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Colts were the clear victors by a 14-4 margin over the Apaches on Thursday. The Colts might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six contests by eight runs or more this season.
Buena got a big performance out of Huntar Herbert, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2. The dominant performance also gave Herbert a new career-high in RBI (three). Another player making a difference was Aaron Cortes, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Buena was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .400. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Nogales only posted a batting average of .143.
Colts
| 04/03/25 @ Nogales | 14-4 |
| 04/01/25 vs Nogales | 5-4 |
| 03/28/25 vs Mountain View | 13-2 |
| 03/27/25 @ Cienega | 12-1 |
| 03/25/25 vs Cienega | 8-7 |
| 03/21/25 vs Sunnyside | 14-6 |
The victory (which was Buena's sixth in a row) raised their record to 13-5. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 4.0 runs on average over those games. As for Nogales, their loss ended an 11-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 10-6-1.
Coming up, Buena will welcome Pueblo at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. The Colts are facing the Warriors at the right time seeing as the Warriors are stuck on a five-game losing streak. As for Nogales, they will head out to take on Sahuarita at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The Mustangs' pitching crew has only allowed four runs per game this season, so the Apaches' hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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