The Valencia Jaguars will take on the Moriarty Pintos at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
It was a proper cat-fight when Valencia duked it out with Taos on Friday. Valencia fell 8-5 to Taos.
Pryce Henry made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while going 2-for-4. What's more, he posted two RBI, the most he's had since back in April of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Lucas Apodaca, who went 2-for-3 with one triple, one run, and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Moriarty was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They came up short against East Mountain, falling 14-3.
Moriarty saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cash Klein, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Valencia's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 4-4. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.3 runs over those games. As for Moriarty, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-4.
Valencia was able to grind out a solid victory over Moriarty in their previous matchup back in April of 2021, winning 8-5. Will Valencia repeat their success, or does Moriarty have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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