Marcos de Niza fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against Mesquite on Monday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They took a 10-5 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Wildcats. The Padres were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Wildcats apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in April of 2024.
Izayiah Abril put in work while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched 6.2 innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off seven hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-low in walks (one). He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Jesus Valles
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Abril wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Jesus Valles, who went a perfect 4-for-4 with one triple, one stolen base, and two RBI. Those four hits gave Valles a new career-high.
Marcos de Niza's loss was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 6-9. As for Mesquite, their win was their first in the region, bumping their region record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 11-5.
While Marcos de Niza had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:45 p.m. on Wednesday.
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