Capitan lost against Tularosa back in April, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Capitan Tigers took an 8-4 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Tularosa Wildcats. The defeat continues a trend for Capitan in their matchups with Tularosa: they've now lost seven in a row.
Logan Ritter was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. On the mound, he tossed 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Ritter was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Caden Griffin was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
Even though they lost, Capitan didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 12 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Tularosa only tossed seven.
On Tularosa's side, Danner Daugherty spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered four earned runs on nine hits and racked up seven Ks. Daugherty has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Tularosa got a massive performance out of Ricky Bryant, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, four RBI, and a stolen base. The team also got some help courtesy of Ayden Esquero, who scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances.
Capitan now has a losing record at 8-9. As for Tularosa, the victory was the 11th in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 16-8.
As of now, neither Capitan nor Tularosa have any future games scheduled.
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