The Raton Tigers will take on the Pecos Panthers at 3:00 p.m. on Monday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Raton has four straight wins, Pecos has six straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Raton played against Clayton on Friday and won via forfeit.
Raton's victory was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Chase Middlebrook, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-1.
Raton was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .429. They are 4-1 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Pecos came up short against Tucumcari on Saturday, falling 15-4.
Raton pushed their record up to 6-8 with the win, which was their third straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.7 runs over those games. As for Pecos, their loss dropped their record down to 5-13.
Raton came out on top in a nail-biter against Pecos in their previous meeting back in March of 2024, sneaking past 16-15. Do the Tigers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Panthers turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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