The third road contest was the charm for Ignacio, as they earned their first road win of the season. They came out on top against the Nucla Mustangs by a score of 6-1 on Friday. This was payback for Ignacio, who suffered a 9-3 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Phillip Quintana was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He struck out seven batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off six hits (and only one walk). Quintana has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Quintana was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Ignacio let Devante Montoya and Stoney White Thunder loose on the outfield. Montoya scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while White Thunder scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Gabe Archuleta, who scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
On Nucla's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Owen Dinsmore, who went 1-for-3 with an RBI.
Ignacio's win bumped their record up to 2-4. As for Nucla, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-7-1.
Ignacio will look to defend their home field in Saturday's first game against South Park at 11:00 a.m. South Park has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 17.71 runs per game on average), something Ignacio will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Nucla, they will stay at home for another game and welcome Grand Valley at 12:00 p.m. in Tuesday's first game. Nucla is facing Grand Valley at the right time seeing as Grand Valley is stuck on a nine-game losing streak.
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