La Veta has been on the road for three straight, but on Thursday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Holly Wildcats at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday. La Veta is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 10.5 runs per game this season.
La Veta is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 15 runs on Friday, they were much more limited against Eads on Tuesday. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 11-1 walloping at the hands of the Eagles. La Veta has not had much luck with Eads recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
La Veta saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Derek James, who went 1-for-1 with a double.
Meanwhile, Holly put the finishing touches on their sixth blowout victory of the season on Friday. Everything went their way against Granada as Holly made off with a 16-6 win.
Nick Vazquez and Reuben Maldonado were a major factor while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Vazquez tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Meanwhile, Maldonado pitched five innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off six hits. Vazquez has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances. At bat, Vazquez got on base in all six of his plate appearances with two stolen bases, four RBI, and a run, while Maldonado scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-5.
In other batting news, Andre Salgado was incredible, scoring five runs and stealing eight bases while getting on base in all six of his plate appearances. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Francisco Saenz, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-2.
La Veta now has a losing record at 6-7. As for Holly, they pushed their record up to 9-6 with that victory, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Thursday as neither team is afraid to steal. La Veta has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 5.5 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Holly struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.5. The only question left is which team can snag more.
La Veta suffered a grim 13-2 defeat to Holly in their previous matchup back in March of 2023. Will La Veta have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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