Tularosa is 8-1 against Ruidoso since March of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Tularosa Wildcats are on the road again to play the Ruidoso Warriors at 5:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Tularosa's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Capitan with a sharp 16-0 win.
Meanwhile, Ruidoso came tearing into last Tuesday's match with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They were the clear victor by a 10-0 margin over the Braves. Give Ruidoso's pitching crew some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
Shaeleigh VanWinkle was incredible, scoring three runs while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Mackenzie Beavers, who went 2-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI.
Tularosa has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 15 of their last 16 games, which provided a nice bump to their 19-4 record this season. As for Ruidoso, their victory bumped their record up to 17-8.
Everything went Tularosa's way against Ruidoso in their previous matchup back in March as Tularosa made off with a 10-4 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Tularosa since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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