Cibola lost against San Luis back in April of 2024, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Monday. The Cibola Raiders fell just short of the San Luis Sidewinders by a score of 6-5.
Rodrigo Orozco Araiza was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching 6.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off four hits. That's the fewest hits he has allowed since back in March of 2024. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with two RBI and one double. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in March of 2024.
In other batting news, Aidan Robles was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-4. That's the most hits he has posted since back in March of 2024. Another player making a difference was Jason Garcia, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Even though they lost, Cibola was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .379. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as San Luis only posted a batting average of .222.
Cibola's loss dropped their record down to 4-3. As for San Luis, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-7.
While Cibola had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:45 p.m. on Wednesday.
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