The Mexico Tigers will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against the Cortland Purple Tigers at 5:00 p.m.
Cortland is facing Mexico at the wrong time: Mexico suffered their first home loss of the season on Monday and they're likely out for redemption. They took a 6-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Brothers. Mexico has not had much luck with Christian Brothers Academy recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
Meanwhile, Cortland put the finishing touches on their seventh blowout victory of the season on Thursday. They put the hurt on Edison with a sharp 17-7 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Cortland.
Ethan Johnson made a big impact no matter where he played. He tossed three innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Johnson was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing three bases while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Caden Albright and Cal Albright did most of the damage at the plate: Albright scored two runs and stole three bases while going 3-for-4, while Albright scored four runs and stole four bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Albright is trending in the right direction, as he's improved his point production for three straight games. Another player making a difference was Mason Kurtz, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Mexico's loss dropped their record down to 4-2. As for Cortland, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season.
Mexico might still be hurting after the 10-1 defeat they got from Cortland in their previous meeting back in May of 2017. Will Mexico have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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