Baseball Recap: Mesilla Valley Christian School wins going away against Jemez Valley

By Team Reports Apr 15, 2024, 3:44am

Baseball Recap: Mesilla Valley Christian School SonBlazers vs. Jemez Valley Warriors

Mesilla Valley Christian School can now show off five landslide victories after their most recent match in Saturday's first game. They blew past the Jemez Valley Warriors 15-3. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Mesilla Valley Christian School considering their one-run performance the contest before.

Westin Marr was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over 4.2 innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits. Marr was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with four RBI and a stolen base.

In other batting news, Mesilla Valley Christian School let Colton Cathey and Davis Coyle loose on the outfield. Cathey scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Coyle scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-5. The team also got some help courtesy of Payton Tharpe, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.

On Jemez Valley's side, they saw eight different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brandon Sandia, who scored no runs while going 1-for-3.

Mesilla Valley Christian School's win bumped their record up to 7-1. As for Jemez Valley, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-5.

The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Mesilla Valley Christian School beat Jemez Valley by a score of 31-6 later that day.

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