Los Lunas put the finishing touches on their tenth blowout victory of the season on Saturday. Everything went their way against the Albuquerque Bulldogs as the Los Lunas Tigers made off with a 15-5 win. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Los Lunas considering their one-run performance the contest before.
JJ Utash made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out 11 batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off seven hits (and only one walk). Utash has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in seven consecutive pitching appearances. Utash was also big at the plate, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Los Lunas let Kaiden Reese and James Utash loose on the outfield. Reese scored two runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-3, while Utash went 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBI. Allen Galaviz was another key contributor, scoring three runs while going 2-for-3.
Los Lunas is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-9 record this season. As for Albuquerque, they dropped their record down to 9-16 with that loss, which was their sixth straight at home.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Los Lunas beat Albuquerque by a score of 4-1 later that day.
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