After the Series: Space Cowboys vs Chihuahuas

📅 Series Outcome

• El Paso Chihuahuas won the series against the Sugar Land Space Cowboys, taking the majority of the games. OurSports Central

• On Saturday, Sept. 20, the Chihuahuas clinched the series with a 5-3 win. OurSports Central

• In the final game of the season on Sunday, Sept. 21, the Space Cowboys closed with a bang, winning 12-6 over El Paso. The Crawfish Boxes+1

🧢 Game Highlights & Key Moments

• Sept 16: Sugar Land lost 5-3. HRs by Whitcomb (1st inning), Matthews (3rd), and Melton later in the game kept the game close but El Paso came from behind. The Crawfish Boxes

• Sept 17: Heavy loss for Sugar Land, 13-2. They led early but bullpen collapsed in the last innings. The Crawfish Boxes

• Sept 18: Another loss, 5-1. Starting pitching solid, but offense sputtered. The Crawfish Boxes

• Sept 19: A bounceback win, 8-5. Big hits (HRs, doubles), bullpen held on. Matthews stole bases, Melton homered. The Crawfish Boxes

• Sept 20: The Chihuahuas clinched the series with a 5-3 win. Wolf (El Paso) strong in start; Sugar Land couldn’t make enough noise late. OurSports Central

• Sept 21: Season finale. Sugar Land came back from deficits and put up 12 runs in a high-scoring win. Dezenzo had a 4 RBI night. The Crawfish Boxes+1

🔍 Takeaways

1. Resilience on display: Despite losing most of the series, the Space Cowboys showed toughness, especially in the last two games. The final game was an offensive explosion. The Crawfish Boxes+2OurSports Central+2

2. Offensive inconsistency: Some games (Sept. 17-18) the bats were largely silent. Other games the offense delivered timely hits and homers. The Crawfish Boxes+3The Crawfish Boxes+3The Crawfish Boxes+3

3. Pitching gaps: Strong starts weren’t always backed up by relief. Bullpen breakdowns hurt on multiple nights. The Crawfish Boxes+3The Crawfish Boxes+3The Crawfish Boxes+3

4. Streaks / Momentum: El Paso carried momentum mid-series, clinching before the last game. Sugar Land ended on a high note, which could be a confidence boost heading into the offseason. OurSports Central+2The Crawfish Boxes+2

5. Player Highlights:

   • Matthews: key bat, RBIs, stolen bases. The Crawfish Boxes+1

   • Melton: impressive OPS in Triple-A, contributed homers in big moments. The Crawfish Boxes+2The Crawfish Boxes+2

   • Dezenzo: crushed a two-run homer, and multiple RBIs in the finale. The Crawfish Boxes+1

🏁 Season Wrap for the Space Cowboys

• They finished the Triple-A season with a 73-76 record. The Crawfish Boxes+1

• While the series vs. El Paso didn’t go their way overall, the team’s final win shows potential for building off the positives.