Cimarron extended their losing streak to 11 on Thursday, dropping their season record down to 5-11 in the process. They came up short against the Magdalena Steers, falling 9-2. Unfortunately, that's the third time they've come up short against the Steers this season, with their most recent loss being a 18-3 defeat on Thursday.
Urijah Martinez was huge no matter where he played even without the win. He struck out ten batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and six unearned) runs off five hits (and only one walk). That's the fewest earned runs he has allowed since back in April. He was also big at the plate, getting on base in two of his four plate appearances with one stolen base and one run.
Martinez wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Zayden Martinez, who went 1-for-3 with one run and one double. That double marked the first that Zayden has hit this season.
As for Magdalena, the win (which was their 15th in a row) raised their record to 18-3. Considering they have won 17 matches by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
On Magdalena's side, Josiah Candelaria spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered two runs (both of which were unearned) on two hits and racked up eight Ks. Candelaria has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Javen Tafoya was incredible, going 1-for-4 with five RBI, one stolen base, and one run. Those five RBI gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Ayden Herschbach, who went 1-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.
As of now, neither Cimarron nor Magdalena have any future games scheduled.
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