Montezuma-Cortez lost against San Juan back in March of 2024, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Panthers fell just short of the Broncos by a score of 7-6. The Panthers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Jaris McDonald put in work while hitting and pitching. He tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. That's the fewest hits he has allowed since back in May of 2024. He was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two RBI.
In other batting news, Darren Daves was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Cory Carver, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-4.
Montezuma-Cortez's loss dropped their record down to 8-4. As for San Juan, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-4 record this season.
Montezuma-Cortez will host Pagosa Springs at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The Panthers are facing the Pirates at the right time seeing as the Pirates are stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for San Juan, they will take on North Summit at 2:00 p.m. on Friday. The Braves have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 13.43 runs per game on average), something the Broncos will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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