The Las Animas Trojans will challenge the Center Vikings at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Las Animas has five straight victories, Center has 16 straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
While Las Animas has not struggled against Fowler recently, they managed to flip the script on Saturday. Las Animas beat Fowler by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 3-1.
Damien Baca made a splash while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over five innings pitched. Baca has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances. Baca was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-2 with two doubles.
In other batting news, Brander Nichols was excellent, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Center suffered a rough 15-5 loss at the hands of Sanford on Tuesday.
Las Animas pushed their record up to 8-1 with that win, which was their third straight at home. As for Center, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-4.
Las Animas took their victory against Center when the teams last played back in March of 2023 by a conclusive 25-10. Does Las Animas have another victory up their sleeve, or will Center turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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