Nucla waltzed into their contest on Tuesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. Everything went their way against the Ignacio Bobcats as they made off with a 7-1 win. This was a revenge game for Nucla, as the team was forced to settle for a 6-1 defeat when these two played two weeks ago.
Steele Arnold was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out ten over six innings pitched. Arnold has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Arnold was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 3-for-5.
Arnold wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Owen Dinsmore, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
On Ignacio's side, William Mendoza-Lechuga was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-2 with three stolen bases.
Nucla's victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 6-8-1. As for Ignacio, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-5.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: they beat Nucla by a score of 15-0 later that day.
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