The 3-1 in district play Raton hosted 1-2 in district play Pecos Panthers for a district matchup in a rescheduled game Monday afternoon April 14, 2025, at Gabrielle Field where Raton took the early lead but watched it get whittled away as the game wore on for the squeaker win.
Raton took the early lead and seemed to have things well in hand with an 8-2 lead after four innings. Then Raton struggled on the mound as well as in the field where several errors allowed Pecos to cross the plate six times to tie the game at eight.
Raton managed to ink out two runs in the sixth inning and allowed only one Pecos run in the top of the seventh inning to hold on to a 10-9 win.
Azden Romero started on the mound for Raton and held on for three innings with seven strikeouts but had six batters walk to first. Santiago Castillo was credited for the win when he came to the mound in the fifth inning to release Clayton Kelly. Pecos started Joaquin Lopez who went three innings before being replaced by Jonah Villanueva who was credited for the loss.
Pecos’s Brandon Holton slides for home plate as Raton Catcher Brayden Tapia gets the ball for the tag, the call is safe to add another run to the Pecos total Monday afternoon at Gabrielle Field in Raton.2 of 2 Pecos’s Brandon Holton slides for home plate as Raton Catcher Brayden Tapia gets the ball for the tag, the call is safe to add another run to the Pecos total Monday afternoon at Gabrielle Field in Raton.Santiago Castillo slides in under Pecos Pitcher Joaquin Lopez as he misses the throw from the catcher Monday afternoon at Gabrielle Field in Raton.Jonah Villanueva slides into second and the call is safe as Brayden Decker goes for the late tag Monday afternoon at Gabrielle Field in Raton during the district game with Pecos.Azden Romero goes for second but is tagged out well before reaching the bag by Second Baseman Jeremiah Mondragon Monday afternoon in Raton.Pecos Jeremiah Mondragon makes the tag as Raton’s Warren Berry tries to avoid the tag Monday afternoon at Gabrielle Field in Raton during the district game with Pecos.Jonah Villanueva makes it back to first as first baseman Braylon Walton receives the ball for the pickoff Monday afternoon at Gabrielle field in Raton.Jonah Villanueva slides into third just ahead of the ball to third baseman Chris Ortega Monday afternoon during the district game with Pecos at Gabrielle Field in Raton.Is he safe or out as Jonah Villanueva slides for second base in a cloud of dust as Azden Romero goes for the catch Monday afternoon at Gabrielle Field. (he was called safe)
