Tularosa waltzed into their match on Friday with ten straight wins... but they left with 11. They walked away with an 8-4 victory over the Capitan Tigers. That's more bragging rights for Tularosa, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
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. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Tularosa got a massive performance out of Ricky Bryant, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, four RBI, and a stolen base. Ayden Esquero was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances.
On Capitan's side, Logan Ritter was huge no matter where he played even without the win. On the mound, he pitched 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 made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 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.
Tularosa has been performing well recently as they've won 12 of their last 15 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-8 record this season. As for Capitan, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 8-9.
As of now, neither Tularosa nor Capitan have any future games scheduled.
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