New Mexico Military Institute scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Tuesday. They blew past the Ruidoso Warriors 17-3. The win was familiar territory for New Mexico Military Institute who now have five in a row.
Tegin Maloney and Javier Yepiz Galindo made a splash no matter where they played. Throwing, Maloney tossed 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Yepiz Galindo struck out seven batters over 4.1 innings while giving up three earned runs off seven hits (and not a single walk). Maloney has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. At bat, Maloney went 3-for-5 with two triples, three RBI, and a run, while Yepiz Galindo went 3-for-5 with a home run, five RBI, and three runs.
In other batting news, Luis Patron was incredible, getting on base in all five of his plate appearances with four runs, four RBI, and a stolen base. Another player making a difference was Nicolas Barcenas, who scored four runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
On Ruidoso's side, Gabriel Johnson made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with two triples, a run, and an RBI.
New Mexico Military Institute is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season. As for Ruidoso, their loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-5.
New Mexico Military Institute will take on Sandia Prep at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both teams will come into the match having just posted big wins, so someone is set to suffer a big change in fortunes. As for Ruidoso, they will play host again on Thursday to welcome Tucumcari, where first pitch is scheduled at 4:00 p.m. Ruidoso is facing Tucumcari at the right time seeing as Tucumcari is stuck on an eight-game losing streak.
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