The Las Cruces Bulldawgs will head out to face off against the Organ Mountain Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Las Cruces' pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Gadsden, sneaking past 2-0. The victory continues a trend for the Bulldawgs in their matchups with the Panthers: they've now won five in a row.
The result came thanks to Joaquin Pfeiffer's shutout, as he gave up just five hits. He has been consistent for a while: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in nine consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Las Cruces saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Isaac Gomez, who scored a run while going 1-for-2. Gomez also brought in an RBI, marking his first of the season.
Meanwhile, Organ Mountain waltzed into their contest on Thursday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured a 5-4 W against the Tigers.
Eric Gomez was excellent, going 1-for-4 with three RBI and one double. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in March.
Organ Mountain's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 12-4-1. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for Las Cruces, their record is now 14-3.
Las Cruces couldn't quite finish off Organ Mountain when the teams last played back in April of 2024 and fell 6-4. Can the Bulldawgs avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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