The Coronado Thunderbirds will head out on the road to square off against the Montwood Rams at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Coronado is no doubt hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses.
While Coronado has not struggled against Socorro recently, they managed to flip the script on Tuesday. Coronado came out on top against Socorro by a score of 6-3.
Coronado got a great performance from Jaxon Baptist as he struck out nine batters over six innings while giving up three earned runs off six hits. Walt Mann came in to relieve Baptist and was airtight, giving up no runs, hits or walks in his one inning pitched.
At the plate, Ben Wilson was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3. Bobby Anderson was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Montwood put the finishing touches on their 11th blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. They put the hurt on El Dorado with a sharp 9-2 victory.
Abraham Oropeza and Kaleb Alvarez did most of the damage at the plate: Oropeza scored two runs while going 1-for-2, while Alvarez scored a run while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Jared Caballero, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
The win got Coronado back to even at 12-12. As for Montwood, they have been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-8 record this season.
Coronado came up short against Montwood in their previous meeting back in April of 2023, falling 4-1. Thankfully for Coronado, Andrew Rodriguez (who struck out nine batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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