Cienega is 9-1 against Desert View since March of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Cienega Bobcats will be playing at home against the Desert View Jaguars at 6:15 p.m. Cienega will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last.
On Tuesday, Cienega narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Buena 8-7.
The team relied heavily on Lute Chavez, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-3. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played. Anthony Montez was another key contributor, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with a home run and two runs.
Meanwhile, Desert View fell victim to Nogales and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They took a 4-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Apaches.
Desert View saw one different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Yadier Acu?a, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base.
Cienega's victory bumped their record up to 16-8. As for Desert View, their loss dropped their record down to 11-11.
Cienega came up short against Desert View in their previous meeting on Wednesday, falling 4-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Desert View's Emilio Lizarraga, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 11 over 6.2 innings pitched. Now that Cienega knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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