After flying high against Albuquerque Academy on Friday, Los Lunas came back down to earth. The Los Lunas Tigers fell just short of the Rio Grande Ravens by a score of 9-7 on Saturday. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Los Lunas in their matchups with Rio Grande: they've now lost four in a row.
Fabian Trujillo put in work no matter where he played. He tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Trujillo was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing three bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last six games he's played.
In other batting news, Allen Galaviz made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Jonah Utash, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Los Lunas' defeat dropped their record down to 5-8. As for Rio Grande, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 6-4.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Los Lunas is on the road again on Tuesday to play Valencia at 5:00 p.m. Valencia will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last. As for Rio Grande, they will head out on the road to square off against Eldorado at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Eldorado is coming into the contest with four straight wins at home, so Rio Grande will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum.
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