Juarez City.- With an impeccable offense from the Vultures in the last innings of the match, the scavengers took a step forward to win the championship after defeating the Owls with a score of 12-5 in the first game of the series, which is to win 3 of 5 duels.
The Carta Blanca stadium dressed in long tablecloths to receive the first game of the grand final in the Zone One Regional, in which the unstoppable Búhos of Óscar Sigala and Carlos ‘Hulk’ Díaz, favorites to win the title in this contest , were silenced by the brutal offensive led by Rodolfo Soto, César Cano and Miguel Rodríguez, all of them went 5-3, to the surprise of the new manager of the Indios, Heriberto García, who was in the stands of the stadium.
The game began with a solid performance by the Búhos, Yahir Gurrola connected a double hit that moved the score along with the support of Christian Pacheco. However, the Vultures responded quickly on the board, when the cannonball César Ramírez completed the first run that closed the distance for his team.
Los Buitres threatened a tie that finally came in the fifth inning, when slugger César Cano had a double hit that escaped the hands of left fielder Óscar Sigala.
The batting champion made amends with a powerful drive that ended in deep left field and led the Owls 3-2.
The races continued on the diamond. However, it was after the seventh inning that things went uphill for the Owls, as their top star, Carlos Díaz, could not make himself present on the scoreboard.
While on behalf of the Vultures, Gustavo Bejarano, Julio Pacheco and Fernando Gandarilla put things 8-5.
The game closed with a regrettable 12-5 for the Owls. César Cano, Miguel Rodríguez and Omar Romero were in charge of providing the last runs for the scavengers.
This Sunday at noon, the Owls will return to the gardens of the Carta Blanca stadium with the aim of tying the series before it is too late.
