If Questa was feeling good off their 17-1 takedown of Centennial last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Questa Wildcats fell victim to a tough 20-3 defeat at the hands of the McCurdy Bobcats on Tuesday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Questa of the 14-0 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in April of 2023.
Questa saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ricardo Leon Jr., who went 2-for-3 with an RBI.
On McCurdy's side, Celestino Salazar-Archuleta made a big impact no matter where he played. He tossed 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Salazar-Archuleta has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Salazar-Archuleta was also big at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
In other batting news, McCurdy got a massive performance out of Ethan Bolton, who went 2-for-5 with three RBI, two runs, and a triple. Another player making a difference was Thomas Bolton, who went 1-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and a stolen base.
Questa's defeat dropped their record down to 2-8. As for McCurdy, the victory was the seventh in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 11-5.
While Questa had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair will be back at it again later today.
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