Capitan won the last time they faced Lordsburg, and things went their way on Saturday too. Everything went the Capitan Tigers' way against the Lordsburg Mavericks as the Capitan Tigers made off with a 25-11 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Capitan.
Aiden Smith made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over three innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits (and not a single walk). Smith was even better at the plate, going 4-for-5 with five stolen bases, three RBI, and two runs. He has been hot recently, having posted four or more stolen bases the last three times he's played.
In other batting news, Logan Ritter and Riley Gallacher did most of the damage at the plate: Ritter went 4-for-5 with six stolen bases, four runs, and five RBI, while Gallacher went 3-for-5 with a home run, four stolen bases, and three runs. Gallacher has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last six times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Caden Griffin, who scored three runs and stole three bases while getting on base in three of his seven plate appearances.
On Lordsburg's side, Victor Valdez made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Capitan pushed their record up to 7-7 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Lordsburg, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-17.
Capitan will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Mescalero Apache at 3:00 p.m. As for Lordsburg, they are on the road again on Tuesday to play Tularosa at 3:00 p.m.
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