If Capitan was riding high off their 22-5 takedown of Hot Springs in their first game on Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Capitan Tigers fell just short of the Hatch Valley Bears by a score of 10-9 in their second game on Friday. Even though they lost, Capitan's still made a splash at the plate and bumped their average scoring up to 6.5 runs per game (they're now ranked -1th in scoring overall).
Kaycee Storms was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-3. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played. Camryn Clifford was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 3-for-3.
Even though they lost, Capitan kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 17 hits. That's the most hits they've managed all season.
On Hatch Valley's side, Maggie Reyes was incredible, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Yaneisy Carranza, who went 2-for-4 with a triple, a stolen base, and two RBI.
Capitan has fallen quite a ways from their 17-7 record last season and are now at 1-3. As for Hatch Valley, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 5-9.
Capitan will square off against Estancia at 10:00 a.m. in their first game on Saturday. Estancia knows how to get runs on the board -- the team has finished with flashy run totals in its past four contests -- so hopefully Capitan likes a good challenge. As for Hatch Valley, they will be staying on the road in their first game on Saturday to face off against Loving at 12:00 p.m. Loving is on a four-game streak of home wins, Hatch Valley a four-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field.
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