The Capitan Tigers will stay at home for another game and welcome the Tularosa Wildcats at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. Capitan is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 11.4 runs per game this season.
Capitan will head into Tuesday's contest eager for some revenge after what happened against Mescalero Apache: Capitan blew Mescalero Apache out of the water the last time the pair played, but on TuesdayMescalero Apache got their revenge. Capitan fell just short of Mescalero Apache by a score of 7-5.
Jack Emerson-Betti was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with a triple, a stolen base, and a run. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last five times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Christian Marquez, who went 2-for-2 with two RBI and a double.
Even though they lost, Capitan didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with eight strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Mescalero Apache only tossed three.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Tularosa gave their fans yet another huge victory on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Lordsburg with a sharp 21-9 win. Winning may never get old, but Tularosa sure is getting used to it with their tenth in a row.
Jalen Randall made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Randall was also big at the plate, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Tularosa let Davin Mendez and Xavier Chavez loose on the outfield. Mendez scored two runs and stole three bases while going 1-for-2, while Chavez scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Hunter Sewell, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-1.
Capitan's loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-8. As for Tularosa, they have been performing well recently as they've won 11 of their last 14 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-8 record this season.
Tularosa's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Capitan has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 9.9 hits per game. It's a different story for Tularosa, though, as they've been averaging 8.7. Given Capitan's sizable advantage in that area, Tularosa will need to find a way to close that gap. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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