There's no place like home for Montezuma-Cortez, who bounced back after a tough loss on the road last Saturday. They won by a run and slipped past the Chinle Wildcats 6-5.
The team relied heavily on Samson Lein, who went 1-for-2 with a home run and three RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Easton Pixler, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
On Chinle's side, Morgan Mitchell was cooking despite his team's loss, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with two doubles.
Even though they lost, Chinle hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Montezuma-Cortez's victory was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-3. As for Chinle, their loss dropped their record down to 5-4.
Montezuma-Cortez will face off against Eaton at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Montezuma-Cortez has given up an average of 8.4 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week. As for Chinle, they will head out on the road to square off against Farmington at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Chinle is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.9 runs per game this season.
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