The Nogales Apaches will head out on the road to challenge the Cienega Bobcats at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Cienega took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Nogales, who comes in off a win.
On Monday, Nogales never let their opponents score. They put the hurt on Catalina Foothills with a sharp 8-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Nogales.
Nogales got a great performance from Sal Valenzuela as he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 11 over six innings pitched. Valenzuela has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Alan Durazo, who scored three runs while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Denzel Montijo, who scored a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Cienega didn't have quite enough to beat Desert View on Thursday and fell 3-1.
David Davila spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and two unearned) runs on nine hits and racked up seven Ks.
On the hitting side, Cienega saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was AB Wach, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Nogales' victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-8. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.6 runs per game. As for Cienega, their defeat dropped their record down to 16-9.
Everything went Nogales' way against Cienega in their previous matchup two weeks ago as Nogales made off with a 9-3 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Nogales since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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