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| 04/14/22 - Home | 30-2 W |
| 04/12/22 - Away | 22-6 W |
| 04/13/21 - Home | 27-1 W |
| 04/09/21 - Away | 23-0 W |
| 03/02/20 - Away | 20-0 W |
| + 5 more games |
Combs is a perfect 10-0 against Cortez since April of 2017 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Monday. The Combs Coyotes are taking a road trip to square off against the Cortez Colts at 3:45 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Combs is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 19 runs last Thursday, they were much more limited against Marcos de Niza on Tuesday. They fell 4-0 to the Padres. The Coyotes haven't had much luck with the Padres recently, as the team has come up short the last five times they've met.
Combs saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Angel Rubio, who went 2-for-4 with one double.
Meanwhile, Cortez came up short against Goldwater on Thursday and fell 13-8. The Colts have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Julian Cabrera was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Those three runs gave him a new career-high. Kolby Lopez also deserves some recognition as he brought in his first RBI of the season.
Having lost for the first time this season, Combs fell to 1-1-1. As for Cortez, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-6.
Cortez's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Combs hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .321. It's a different story for Cortez, though, as they've only averaged .250. Will they be able to contain Combs' hitters?
Combs took their victory against Cortez in their previous meeting back in April of 2022 by a conclusive 30-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Combs since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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