Hot Springs waltzed into their matchup in Saturday's second game with two straight wins... but they left with three. They skirted past the Socorro Warriors 13-12. Both teams can probably skip cardio this week after making that many trips around the bases.
Hunter Montoya was a major factor no matter where he played. He struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and five unearned) runs off eight hits (and not a single walk). Montoya was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-5.
In other batting news, Hot Springs let Brandon Baca and Kaiden Lanham loose on the outfield. Baca scored a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances, while Lanham went 2-for-4 with three runs, a triple, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Jacob Felts, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
On Socorro's side, Jacob Angel made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole six bases while going 1-for-4. Alex Amaro was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing five bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Hot Springs' victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-7. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.0 runs per game. As for Socorro, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-11.
Hot Springs will have a chance to go back-to-back against Socorro: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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