West Mesa extended their losing streak to six on Tuesday, dropping them down to 6-16. They lost 9-1 to the Los Lunas Tigers. If the Mustangs were looking for revenge after losing 10-0 to the Tigers when the teams met back in April of 2025, then they'll just have to keep looking.
West Mesa saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Antonio Gonzales, who went 1-for-3 with one home run.
As for Los Lunas, the victory was the seventh in a row for them, bringing their record up to 13-7. The team dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 8.4 runs.
On Los Lunas' side, Noah Luna looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. The dominant performance also gave Luna a new career-high in strikeouts (four).
At the plate, Mark Scime and Jasiah Byers did most of the damage at the plate: Scime went 2-for-4 with one triple, two RBI, and one run, while Byers went 2-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double. Byers is becoming a predictor of Los Lunas' success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 10-1 (and 3-6 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was Jesus Diaz, who went 2-for-3 with two doubles, two RBI, and one run.
Coming up, West Mesa is taking a road trip to take on Atrisco Heritage Academy at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. The Mustangs' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Jaguars have averaged an impressive 6.3 runs per game this season. As for Los Lunas, they wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next contest, a 9-5 defeat against La Cueva on the 22nd.
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