Muleshoe hasn't had much luck against Littlefield recently, but that could start to change on Saturday. The Muleshoe Mules will square off against the Littlefield Wildcats at 12:00 p.m. Muleshoe will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
Muleshoe barely beat Roosevelt the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. Muleshoe blew past Roosevelt 12-3 on Tuesday. With that victory, the Mules brought their scoring average up to 6.5 runs per game.
Ryan Dominguez
| 03/11/25 vs Roosevelt | 9 |
| 04/02/24 vs Brownfield | 7 |
| 02/24/25 vs Brownfield | 6 |
| 04/26/24 @ Brownfield | 5 |
| 04/13/24 vs Lamesa | 5 |
Ryan Dominguez was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out nine batters over six innings while giving up three earned runs off three hits. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in strikeouts. He was also big at the plate, going 1-for-4 with one home run and two RBI. That home run marked the first that he launched this season.
In other batting news, Mauricio Herrera was a standout: he scored two runs and stole Four bases. while going 3-for-3. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 1.2 stolen bases per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Donovan Moreno, who scored two runs and stole Two bases. while going 4-for-4.
Muleshoe was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .500. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .333 or higher in four consecutive matchups.
Fans were treated to a battle of the Wildcats on Tuesday. Littlefield fell just short of Idalou by a score of 8-7. Littlefield hasn't had much luck with Idalou recently, as the team has come up short the last eight times they've met.
The win was their first at home , bumping their record up to 5-6. As for Littlefield, their loss dropped their record down to 9-5.
Muleshoe might still be hurting after the 11-1 defeat they got from Littlefield in their previous matchup back in April of 2024. Can Muleshoe avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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