Recap: West Mesa Mustangs vs. Menaul/Oak Grove Owls
West Mesa owes their pitching crew a big pat on the back after their performance on Friday. They put the hurt on the Menaul/Oak Grove Owls with a sharp 7-0 victory. That's two games straight that West Mesa has won by exactly seven runs.
Daniel Rodriguez made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out nine over seven innings pitched. Rodriguez was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-5.
Rodriguez wasn't the only one making solid contact as seven players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Augustine Martinez, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
The win made it two in a row for West Mesa and bumps their season record up to 4-7. As for Menaul/Oak Grove, their loss dropped their record down to 0-2.
West Mesa is on the road again on Saturday to play Sandia Prep at 12:30 p.m. Both teams will come into the matchup having just posted big wins, so someone is set to suffer a big change in fortunes. As for Menaul/Oak Grove, they will take on Raton at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Raton is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.1 runs per game this season.
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