Lubbock hasn't had much luck against Coronado recently, but that could start to change on Saturday. The Lubbock Westerners will challenge the Coronado Thunderbirds at 9:00 a.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Lubbock's tournament run continued when they took on Socorro on Friday. Lubbock fell 7-4 to Socorro.
Ivan Rodriguez was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Lubbock saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Andres Alvarez, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. Aiden Herrera was another, going 1-for-3 with two RBI and one double.
Meanwhile, Coronado came up short against Midland on Friday and fell 4-1. The matchup marked the Thunderbirds' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Coronado also got a good showing from Julian Almanzan, who pitched 3.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off two hits.
Lubbock's loss dropped their record down to 0-3-1. As for Coronado, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-2.
Lubbock might still be hurting after the 15-7 loss they got from Coronado when the teams last played back in March of 2022. Can Lubbock avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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