The Coronado Thunderbirds will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Montwood Rams at 6:30 p.m. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Coronado's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They walked away with a 4-0 win over Socorro.
Jaxon Baptist tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run while striking out six over six innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Nico Olea was incredible, firing off two home runs while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was Ryan Salcedo, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Montwood, who bounced back after a tough loss on the road on Saturday. They skirted past El Dorado 9-8.
Coronado's victory bumped their record up to 15-17. As for Montwood, they pushed their record up to 20-11 with that win, which was their third straight at home.
Coronado might still be hurting after the 8-2 defeat they got from Montwood when the teams last played on April 5th. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Montwood's Damian Robles, who tossed four innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Now that Coronado 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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