Aztec is 9-1 against Shiprock since April of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Aztec Tigers will look to defend their home field against the Shiprock Chieftains at 4:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Aztec has five straight wins, Shiprock has eight straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Aztec can now show off ten landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Thursday. They beat Gallup by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 13-3.
Justin Bixler looked comfortable as he struck out nine batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
At the plate, Sylas Hengst and Kale Watson did most of the damage at the plate: Hengst went 3-for-4 with a home run, two stolen bases, and four RBI, while Watson scored three runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4. Watson has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last five times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Kaleb Thornburg, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Shiprock came up short against Miyamura on Thursday and fell 10-7.
Aztec pushed their record up to 15-7 with that victory, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Shiprock, their loss dropped their record down to 5-11.
Everything went Aztec's way against Shiprock in their previous meeting last Tuesday as Aztec made off with a 19-3 win. Will Aztec repeat their success, or does Shiprock have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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