Cobre is 10-0 against Hot Springs since June of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The Cobre Indians will look to defend their home field against the Hot Springs Tigers at 9:00 a.m. Cobre is coming into the game hot, having won their last ten games.
Cobre stacked an 11th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Wednesday. They were the clear victor by a 13-1 margin over Socorro.
Niko Trujillo made a splash while hitting and pitching. He struck out nine batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits (and only one walk). Trujillo was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Cobre got a massive performance out of Livan Hernandez, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was Logan Crotts, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, after some red-hot attacks at the plate in their last five contests, Hot Springs finally came back down to earth on Wednesday. Their rough 8-1 loss to Hatch Valley might stick with them for a while.
Cobre has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 15 of their last 16 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 18-3-1 record this season. As for Hot Springs, they dropped their record down to 6-10 with that defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Cobre took their win against Hot Springs when the teams last played back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 11-1. Will Cobre repeat their success, or does Hot Springs have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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