Tularosa put the finishing touches on their ninth blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Lordsburg Mavericks as the Tularosa Wildcats made off with a 16-6 win. The victory was familiar territory for Tularosa who now have seven in a row.
Braydan Tortalita and Jacoby Apachito were a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Tortalita tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Apachito struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off four hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, Tortalita scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4, while Apachito scored a run and stole four bases while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Xavier Chavez, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Ricky Bryant, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
On Lordsburg's side, Adin Jones was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and a double.
Tularosa's win bumped their record up to 12-8. As for Lordsburg, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-15.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Tularosa is on the road again on Saturday to play Mescalero Apache at 12:00 p.m. As for Lordsburg, they will challenge Capitan at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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