The Burges Mustangs are taking a road trip to take on the El Paso Tigers at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Burges has struggled recently with five losses in a row, while El Paso will arrive with five straight victories.
On Thursday, Burges didn't have quite enough to beat Andress and fell 8-7.
Adan Zavala made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and one double.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask El Paso). They blew past Jefferson 23-10 on Thursday. The team's explosion at the plate also rewarded the Tigers with their most commanding win of the season.
El Paso's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-13-1. Those road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.0 runs over those games. As for Burges, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-14-2.
Burges suffered a grim 8-2 defeat to El Paso when the teams last played on April 1st. Can the Mustangs avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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