It was a proper cat-fight when Valencia challenged Taos on Friday. The Valencia Jaguars blew past the Taos Tigers 10-3. The result was nothing new for the Jaguars, who have now won three contests by seven runs or more so far this season.
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Horacio Romero spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and two unearned) runs on six hits and racked up nine Ks. He has become a key player for Valencia: the team is undefeated when he allows at most one earned run, but 1-3 otherwise.
On the hitting side, Valencia let Brady Hoefler and Ancel Rossell run wild. Hoefler got on base in three of his four plate appearances with three RBI, one triple, and one stolen base, while Rossell scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2. What's more, Rossell posted three RBI, the most he's had since back in March of 2024. Zaylon Zamora was another key player, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Valencia always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .529. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their OBP total in three consecutive games.
Valencia pushed their record up to 4-3 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for Taos, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-4.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Taos beat Valencia by a score of 8-5 later that day.
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