Tucumcari is 2-8 against East Mountain since April of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Tucumcari Rattlers will look to defend their home field against the East Mountain Timberwolves at 4:00 p.m. Tucumcari will be strutting in after a victory while East Mountain will be coming in after a loss.
Tucumcari can now show off four landslide victories after their most recent matchup last Saturday. They were the clear victor by a 20-8 margin over Mora. Tucumcari's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Tucumcari got a great performance from Mia Estrada as she struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and six unearned) runs off seven hits (and not a single walk).
On the hitting side, Tayden Hyslop was incredible, scoring four runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Haisley Huffman, who scored four runs and stole a base while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances.
Meanwhile, East Mountain was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They fell victim to a rough 21-1 loss at the hands of Ruidoso.
East Mountain saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Aubrie Marez, who went 1-for-2 with a double and an RBI.
Tucumcari's win bumped their record up to 4-2. As for East Mountain, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-6.
Tucumcari might still be hurting after the 17-5 loss they got from East Mountain in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Thankfully for Tucumcari, Cami Jo Radosevich (who scored two runs while going 3-for-4) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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