If Ruidoso was feeling good off their 15-5 takedown of Tularosa last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Ruidoso Warriors lost 17-3 to the New Mexico Military Institute Colts on Tuesday. It was the first time this season that Ruidoso let down their fans at home.
Gabriel Johnson was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with two triples, a run, and an RBI.
On New Mexico Military Institute's side, Tegin Maloney and Javier Yepiz Galindo were a major factor while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Maloney tossed 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Yepiz Galindo struck out seven batters over 4.1 innings while giving up three earned runs off seven hits (and not a single walk). Maloney has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. At bat, Maloney went 3-for-5 with two triples, three RBI, and a run, while Yepiz Galindo went 3-for-5 with a home run, five RBI, and three runs.
In other batting news, Luis Patron was incredible, getting on base in all five of his plate appearances with four runs, four RBI, and a stolen base. The team also got some help courtesy of Nicolas Barcenas, who scored four runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Ruidoso's defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-5. As for New Mexico Military Institute, the win was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 10-4.
Ruidoso will be playing in front of their home fans against Tucumcari at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Ruidoso is facing Tucumcari at the right time seeing as Tucumcari is stuck on an eight-game losing streak. As for New Mexico Military Institute, they will look to defend their home field on Saturday against Sandia Prep at 10:00 a.m. Both teams will come into the contest having just posted big wins, so someone is set to suffer a big change in fortunes.
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