Aztec can now show off ten landslide victories after their most recent match on Thursday. They beat the Gallup Bengals by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 13-3. The win was nothing new for Aztec as they're now sitting on five straight.
Justin Bixler looked comfortable as he struck out nine batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
On the hitting side, Aztec let Sylas Hengst and Kale Watson loose on the outfield. Hengst went 3-for-4 with a home run, two stolen bases, and four RBI, while Watson scored three runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4. Watson has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last five times he's played. Another player making a difference was Kaleb Thornburg, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
On Gallup's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jhalil Denetclaw, who went 2-for-3 with two doubles.
Aztec's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-7. As for Gallup, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-15.
Aztec will be playing in front of their home fans against Shiprock at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Aztec is facing Shiprock at the right time seeing as Shiprock is stuck on an eight-game losing streak. As for Gallup, they will head out on the road to take on Miyamura at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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