West Mesa had lost seven straight at home, but on Friday they dropped down to 6-20 to make it eight. They fell just short of the Rio Grande Ravens by a score of 8-6. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Ravens this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 12-2 back in April.
West Mesa saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ayden Gonzales, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI. Scott Wilson was another, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs.
As for Rio Grande, the victory (which was their ninth in a row) raised their record to 17-8. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.4 runs on average over those games.
On Rio Grande's side, Luis Guillen and Logan Reed did most of the damage at the plate: Guillen went 3-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double, while Reed went 3-for-4 with three stolen bases, two RBI, and one run. Those three stolen bases gave Reed a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Reyes Martinez, who went 3-for-4 with two RBI and one run.
West Mesa does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Rio Grande, they are taking a road trip to challenge Eldorado at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. The Ravens' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Eagles have averaged an impressive 11.2 runs per game this season.
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