The Grants Pirates are taking a road trip to challenge the Taos Tigers at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Grants will be strutting in after a victory while Taos will be coming in after a defeat.
Grants proved they can win big on Tuesday (they won by ten) and on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Belen, sneaking past 3-2. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Pirates have posted since May 17, 2024.
Meanwhile, Taos came up short against Moriarty on Saturday and fell 18-13. The Tigers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Jordan Tafoya and Orion Salazar stepped up to the plate in a big way. Tafoya scored two runs while going 2-for-4, while Salazar scored three runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Salazar has become a key player for Taos: the team is 3-1 when he posts at least two runs, but 5-7 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Miguel Garcia, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Grants is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.5 runs over those games. As for Taos, their loss dropped their record down to 8-8.
Grants skirted past Taos 6-5 in their previous matchup back in February of 2020. Will the Pirates repeat their success, or do the Tigers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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