New Mexico Military Institute entered their tilt with East Mountain with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They came out on top against the East Mountain Timberwolves by a score of 9-5 on Tuesday. That's more bragging rights for New Mexico Military Institute, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Tegin Maloney and Javier Yepiz Galindo were a major factor no matter where they played. Throwing, Maloney pitched 2.1 innings while giving up no earned run off one hit (he also didn't allow any walks). Meanwhile, Yepiz Galindo struck out six batters over 4.2 innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off two hits. Maloney has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, Maloney got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two runs, a triple, and a stolen base, while Yepiz Galindo scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Noah Martinez, who scored two runs. Barcenas Nicolas was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3.
On East Mountain's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Logan Aucker, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
New Mexico Military Institute is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season. As for East Mountain, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-7.
New Mexico Military Institute will head out on the road to square off against Tucumcari at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. New Mexico Military Institute is facing Tucumcari at the right time seeing as Tucumcari is stuck on a six-game losing streak. As for East Mountain, they will be playing at home against Sandia Prep at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. East Mountain is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 10.4 runs per game this season.
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