The Los Lunas Tigers will face off against the Carlsbad Cavemen/Cavegirls at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Los Lunas is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Mexico's top teams: Hobbs, who was ranked 21st at the time (Los Lunas was ranked 18th). Los Lunas put the hurt on Hobbs with a sharp 11-2 win on Friday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Tigers considering their one-run performance the contest before.
Kaiden Reese spent all six innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered two runs (both of which were unearned) on two hits and racked up seven Ks. That's the fewest hits he has allowed since back in April of 2024.
On the hitting side, James Utash was incredible, going 2-for-3 with one home run, five RBI, and two runs. That's the most hits he has posted since back in May of 2024. Allen Galaviz also deserves some recognition as he brought in his first RBI of the season.
Los Lunas was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .400. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Hobbs only posted a batting average of .136.
Meanwhile, Carlsbad earned a 9-5 victory over Artesia on Friday. The win continues a trend for the Cavemen/Cavegirls in their matchups with the Bulldogs: they've now won three in a row.
The victory got Los Lunas back to even at 4-4. As for Carlsbad, their record is now 5-3.
Los Lunas couldn't quite get it done against Carlsbad when the teams last played two weeks ago as they fell 9-5. Can Los Lunas avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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