The Mescalero Apache Chiefs will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against the Lordsburg Mavericks at 4:00 p.m. Lordsburg took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Mescalero Apache, who comes in off a win.
Mescalero Apache will head into Tuesday's matchup on the come-up: they were handed a ten-run defeat in their previous outing, but they didn't let that bad energy affect their game against Capitan on Tuesday. Mescalero Apache sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 7-5 victory over Capitan.
The team relied heavily on Darius Wheeler, who scored two runs and stole four bases while going 4-for-4. He has been hot recently, having posted three or more hits the last four times he's played. Another player making a difference was Anthony Yuzos, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with three stolen bases, a triple, and a run.
Meanwhile, Lordsburg is still looking for their season's first win. They lost 21-9 to Tularosa on Tuesday.
Mescalero Apache's win ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 6-15. As for Lordsburg, their loss dropped their record down to 0-18.
Mescalero Apache was able to grind out a solid victory over Lordsburg when the teams last played back in April, winning 7-3. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mescalero Apache since the squad 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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