The Belen Eagles will venture away from home to square off against the Grants Pirates at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Belen proved they can win big on Tuesday (they won by seven) and on Wednesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Valley 6-5. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Eagles have posted since April 27, 2024.
Meanwhile, Grants got the win against Moriarty on Saturday by a conclusive 11-3. Considering the Pirates have won 11 matchups by more than seven runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Grants has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games. That's provided a nice bump to their 15-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.1 runs on average over those games. As for Belen, they pushed their record up to 16-8 with the win, which was their third straight on the road.
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