Baseball Recap: Mccurdy Picks Up Sixth Consecutive Win

Bobcats

Margin (Wins)

04/08/25 vs Penasco	29
04/10/25 vs Mesa Vista	26
04/10/25 vs Mesa Vista	24
04/24/25 @ Penasco	22
04/08/25 vs Penasco	22

McCurdy waltzed into their match on Thursday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They put the hurt on the Mora Rangers/Rangerettes with a sharp 17-5 win. The result was nothing new for the Bobcats, who have now won 16 games by ten runs or more so far this season.

Celestino Salazar-Archuleta and Cruz Martinez made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Salazar-Archuleta pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Martinez tossed two innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits. Salazar-Archuleta has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than one walk in six consecutive appearances. At bat, Salazar-Archuleta went 1-for-3 with three stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI, while Martinez went 2-for-3 with one triple and one RBI. McCurdy is 16-1 when Salazar-Archuleta posts two or more runs, but 3-4 otherwise.

In other batting news, McCurdy got a massive performance out of Carlos Garcia, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, two stolen bases, and five RBI. That's the most RBI Garcia has posted over his last 12 contests. The team also got some help courtesy of Ethan Bolton, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with four stolen bases, three runs, and one triple.

McCurdy always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .686. That was just more of the same: they've now posted an OBP of .680 or higher in six consecutive matches.

McCurdy's victory bumped their record up to 19-5. As for Mora, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 9-11.

McCurdy does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Mora, they will take on Mesa Vista at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. The Trojans have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 19.14 runs per game on average), something the Rangers/Rangerettes will no doubt try to take advantage of.