The Alpine Bucks will square off against the Tornillo Coyotes at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Alpine is headed into the contest having just suffered their biggest defeat since February 28th on Tuesday. They came up short against Presidio, falling 11-1. The Bucks have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Tornillo had taken Presidio down for two straight games at home, but that winning streak came to an end on Friday. Tornillo lost 19-8 to Presidio.
Manuel Fierro was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in RBI (three). Another player making a difference was Abraham Quesada, who scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Even though they lost, Tornillo always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .524. That was just more of the same: they've now posted an OBP of .500 or higher in three consecutive games.
Alpine's loss dropped their record down to 10-6. As for Tornillo, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-13.
Alpine came up short against Tornillo in their previous meeting back in April of 2024, falling 11-6. Can Alpine avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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