West Mesa hasn't had much luck against Rio Grande recently, but that could start to change on Wednesday. The Mustangs will venture away from home to face off against the Ravens at 4:00 p.m.
West Mesa is headed into Wednesday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Monday. They were a single run away from ending the streak, but they lost a 3-2 heartbreaker at the hands of Santa Fe.
West Mesa got a good showing from Trinidad Aragon, who didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched.
At the plate, West Mesa saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Juan Salcedo, who went 1-for-4 with one run and one double.
Meanwhile, Rio Grande came tearing into Tuesday's match with six straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.8 runs), and they left with even more momentum. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Jaguars a 12-0 shutout. The Ravens might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine games by nine runs or more this season.
The team relied heavily on Luis Salinas, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one stolen base, one run, and one double. Andrew Salas also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
Rio Grande pushed their record up to 15-9 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games. As for West Mesa, their loss dropped their record down to 8-17.
West Mesa suffered a grim 11-0 defeat to Rio Grande in their previous matchup two weeks ago. Can the Mustangs avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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