The Lordsburg Mavericks will venture away from home to face off against the Capitan Tigers at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Lordsburg has ten straight wins, Capitan has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
On Monday, Lordsburg made easy work of Mescalero Apache and carried off a 17-1 victory. The result was nothing new for the Mavericks, who have now won ten games by six runs or more so far this season.
Mesilla Valley Christian School hit Capitan with a four-run sixth inning on Tuesday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Tigers might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 7-3 to the SonBlazers, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
Lordsburg's win was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 14-2. The home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 16.0 runs over those games. As for Capitan, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-8.
Everything went Lordsburg's way against Capitan in their previous matchup on Thursday, as Lordsburg made off with an 11-5 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Mavericks since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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