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| 04/26/24 - Away | 13-3 W |
| 04/24/24 - Home | 4-8 L |
| 04/20/23 - Away | 8-2 W |
| 04/18/23 - Home | 6-2 W |
| 04/29/22 - Home | 15-0 W |
| + 5 more games |
Nogales has gone 9-1 against Azusa recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Nogales Nobles will look to defend their home field against the Azusa Aztecs at 3:15 p.m. Nogales hasn't scored more than two runs for five games straight, a trend the squad is eager to reverse.
Nogales took a loss when they played away from home on Monday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Sierra Vista a 2-0 shutout. The game snapped a strange streak: the last four times these teams have met, it?s been the away team that?s taken home the W.
Not much got past Nathan Lopez, who gave up just five hits and racked up ten Ks to keep Sierra Vista off the board. What's more, Lopez gave up only zero earned runs, the fewest he's had since back in April of 2024.
On the hitting side, Nogales saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Allyn Redrujo, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2. Isaac Guzman also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
Meanwhile, Azusa was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They came up short against Baldwin Park, falling 11-1. The match marked the Aztecs' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Azusa's defeat dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Nogales, their victory was their first in the league, bumping their league record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 2-6.
Nogales took their win against Azusa when the teams last played back in April of 2024 by a conclusive 13-3. Will Nogales repeat their success, or does Azusa have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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