Denver City is 1-8 against Muleshoe since February of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Denver City Mustangs will be playing in front of their home fans against the Muleshoe Mules at 5:00 p.m.
Denver City was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They fell just short of Brownfield by a score of 6-5.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Tuesday Muleshoe sidestepped Brownfield for a 9-7 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Muleshoe.
Adalie Agundis made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She struck out eight batters over eight innings while giving up five earned (and two unearned) runs off ten hits (and only one walk). Agundis was also big at the plate, going 2-for-5 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Addilene Blanco, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-5. Another player making a difference was Heaven McMullen, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-4.
Denver City's defeat dropped their record down to 5-14. As for Muleshoe, they pushed their record up to 21-6-1 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home.
Denver City came up short against Muleshoe when the teams last played back in March, falling 5-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Agundis, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 11 over seven innings pitched. Now that Denver City knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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