The Hot Springs Tigers will head out on the road to face off against the West Las Vegas Dons at 3:00 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.
The home team had won the previous three meetings between Hot Springs and Cobre, and Cobre kept the tradition alive. The Tigers fell just short of the Indians by a score of 9-8 on Saturday.
Hot Springs got a big performance out of James Oros Fuentes, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Hunter Montoya was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, West Las Vegas didn't have quite enough to beat Robertson on Tuesday and fell 4-3. That's two games in a row now that the Dons have lost by just one run.
This is the second loss in a row for West Las Vegas and nudges their season record down to 12-3. Even worse, they were so close both times: the defeats came by an average of only one runs. As for Hot Springs, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost seven of their last eight contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 5-10-1 record this season.
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