Mustangs
| 05/03/26 vs Sierra Grande | 20 |
| 04/24/26 vs Center | 16 |
| 04/10/26 @ Sierra Grande | 16 |
| 04/17/26 vs La Veta | 14 |
| 04/10/26 vs Sanford | 13 |
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Nucla had no problem doing just that on Sunday. They blew past the Dove Creek Bulldogs 15-6. The Mustangs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine contests by six runs or more this season.
Brycen Rummel made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out 14 batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned (and four unearned) runs off five hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, earning one RBI and two runs. He has become a key player for Nucla: the team is 7-2 when he posts at least two runs, but 4-7 otherwise.
Rummel wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Jackson McCabe, who went 1-for-4 with two stolen bases and one run. Keegan Tackett was another, going 1-for-4 with two runs and one RBI.
Nucla is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games. That's provided a massive bump to their 11-9 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.4 runs over those games. As for Dove Creek, their loss dropped their record down to 7-13.
Looking ahead, Nucla will face off against Prairie at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday. Prairie has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 7.56 runs per game on average), something Nucla will no doubt try to take advantage of. Dove Creek does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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