Clayton extended their losing streak to six on Tuesday, dropping their season record down to 6-10 in the process. They lost 17-4 to the Raton Tigers. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Tigers this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 3-0 on April 11th.
As for Raton, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-10 record this season. The result was nothing new for Raton, who have now won seven matchups by six runs or more so far this season.
For Raton's part, they got a massive performance out of Azden Romero, who went 4-for-5 with five runs and two RBI. The Tigers are 7-2 when Romero posts two or more runs, but 3-8 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Brayden Decker, who went 4-for-5 with four RBI, one stolen base, and one run.
We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. Clayton will square off against rival Estancia at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Meanwhile, Raton is set to take on their familiar foe Pecos at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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