The Nixon Mustangs will head out on the road to challenge the Martin Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Nixon has three straight wins, Martin has five straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Nixon can now show off nine landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Friday. They put the hurt on Juarez-Lincoln with a sharp 11-2 victory.
Jimena Ibarra made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. Ibarra was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Stephanie Villalobos, who got on base in four of her five plate appearances with three RBI. Delaney Guevara was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, the matchup between Martin and Mission Veterans Memorial on Friday hardly resembled the 4-0 effort from their previous meeting. Martin wound up on the wrong side of a tough 18-8 walloping at the hands of Mission Veterans Memorial.
Nixon's win ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 10-11-1. As for Martin, their loss dropped their record down to 1-12.
Everything went Nixon's way against Martin in their previous meeting back in February as Nixon made off with a 10-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Nixon since the squad 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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