Mora is 1-9 against McCurdy since April of 2022 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Mora Rangers/Rangerettes will be playing in front of their home fans against the McCurdy Bobcats at 3:00 p.m. Mora is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.5 runs per game this season.
Mora was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 10-4 walloping at the hands of Pecos.
Mora saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Shawn Martinez, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, McCurdy put the finishing touches on their eighth blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Penasco with a sharp 17-1 victory. The win was familiar territory for McCurdy who now have four in a row.
McCurdy got a massive performance out of Lucas Martinez, who scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Martinez has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Carlos Garcia, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Mora's defeat dropped their record down to 3-11. As for McCurdy, they pushed their record up to 8-5 with that victory, which was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Thursday as neither team is afraid to steal. Mora has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 8.7 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like McCurdy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 5.5. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Mora might still be hurting after the 16-6 loss they got from McCurdy when the teams last played back in May of 2023. Will Mora have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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