The Taos Tigers will head out on the road to face off against the Moriarty Pintos at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Taos is coming into the contest on a five-game losing streak.
Taos came up short against Los Alamos on Monday, falling 17-2.
Taos saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Sonny Abeyta, who went 1-for-2 with one run.
Meanwhile, Moriarty made easy work of Espanola Valley on Saturday and carried off a 9-2 victory. The result was nothing new for the Pintos, who have now won six matchups by seven runs or more so far this season.
Scott Batie looked comfortable as he tossed 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has become a key player for Moriarty: the team is undefeated when he allows at most one earned run, but 4-10 otherwise.
At the plate, Moriarty let Weston Cooley and Mario Romero run wild. Cooley got on base in two of his three plate appearances with two stolen bases and two runs, while Romero earned three runs and three stolen bases. Those three stolen bases gave Romero a new career-high. Devin Ortiz also deserves some recognition as he brought in his first RBI of the season.
Moriarty hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. The team has now struck out at least five batters in four consecutive games.
Moriarty has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests. That's provided a massive bump to their 8-10 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.6 runs over those games. As for Taos, their loss dropped their record down to 8-11.
Taos came up short against Moriarty when the teams last played last Saturday, falling 18-13. Can the Tigers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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