Pecos's game last Tuesday was a tough loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Friday. They had just enough and edged the Texico Wolverines out 11-9. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Pecos considering their one-run performance the contest before.
The team relied heavily on Jonah Villanueva, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Elijah Gonzales, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
On Texico's side, Easton Cooper was huge no matter where he played even without the win. On the mound, he struck out eight batters over 4.2 innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits. Cooper was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Kyle Gonser made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Bryce Cooper was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.
Even though they lost, Texico didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 11 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Pecos is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-5 record this season. As for Texico, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-8.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: they beat Pecos by a score of 17-3 later that day.
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