After a string of seven wins, New Mexico Military Institute's good fortune finally ran out on Saturday. They took a 10-5 hit to the loss column at the hands of the East Mountain Timberwolves. New Mexico Military Institute was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as East Mountain apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in April.
Tegin Maloney was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out ten batters over 5.1 innings while giving up four earned (and one unearned) runs off seven hits. Maloney has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive pitching appearances. Maloney was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.
Maloney wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Javier Yepiz Galindo, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. Yepiz Galindo has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played. Nicolas Barcenas was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-4.
Even though they lost, New Mexico Military Institute didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with ten strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as East Mountain only tossed three.
On East Mountain's side, Charles Birdwell was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Logan Aucker, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
New Mexico Military Institute's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-5. As for East Mountain, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-7 record this season.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: they beat New Mexico Military Institute by a score of 21-20 later that day.
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