Baseball Recap: Eunice Beats Tucumcari for Their Fifth Straight Victory

Cardinals

Previous 5 Games

03/26/26 vs Tucumcari	17-7
03/17/26 vs Melrose	13-0
03/17/26 vs Melrose	17-0
03/16/26 vs Kermit	12-2
03/12/26 @ Wink	13-10

Eunice waltzed into their matchup on Thursday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They were the clear victors by a 17-7 margin over the Tucumcari Rattlers. The Cardinals might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four games by ten runs or more this season.

Randy Gallegos was a major factor no matter where he played. He tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (three). He was also solid in the batter's box, earning one RBI, three runs, and one stolen base.

In other pitching news, Carlos Armendarez looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (four).

Back at the plate, Julian De Leon was a standout: he fired off two home runs, three runs, and four RBI while going 3-for-3. Andrez Serrano was another key player, going a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run, three runs, and one stolen base.

Eunice was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .545. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .348 or higher in five consecutive contests.

Eunice's win bumped their record up to 5-1. As for Tucumcari, they dropped their record down to 1-3 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season.

Eunice has already played their next matchup, a 10-3 victory against Hozho Academy on the 27th. As for Tucumcari, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next game, a 7-0 loss against Santa Rosa on the 27th.