Cibola fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against Kofa on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Kofa Kings by a score of 6-5. Cibola's defeat continues an unfortunate trend for the squad, making it four in a row.
Sebastian Orozco Araiza put in work no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching six innings while giving up just one earned run off six hits. Orozco Araiza has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in seven consecutive pitching appearances. Orozco Araiza was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Rodrigo Orozco Araiza was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
On Kofa's side, their victory was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Ozzie Ortiz, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-5.
Cibola's loss dropped their record down to 10-8-1. As for Kofa, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 15 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-7 record this season.
Cibola will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against San Luis at 3:00 p.m. Cibola's pitching crew has only allowed four runs per game this season, so San Luis' hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Kofa, they will be playing at home against Gila Ridge at 6:30 p.m. on Monday.
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