Baseball Preview: Magdalena Steers vs. Mesilla Valley Christian School SonBlazers
Magdalena has enjoyed the comforts of home their last four games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will take on the Mesilla Valley Christian School SonBlazers at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Magdalena is headed into the matchup fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They put the hurt on Northwest with a sharp 20-0 win on Saturday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Magdalena let Ayden Herschbach and Mathew Parker loose on the outfield. Herschbach scored four runs and stole three bases while going 4-for-4, while Parker went 2-for-4 with a home run, two stolen bases, and three RBI. Javen Tafoya was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and a stolen base.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Mesilla Valley Christian School gave their fans yet another huge win on Saturday. They beat Chesterton Academy by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 10-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Mesilla Valley Christian School.
Magdalena has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 5-6 record this season. As for Mesilla Valley Christian School, they pushed their record up to 10-3 with that victory, which was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season.
Magdalena was able to grind out a solid win over Mesilla Valley Christian School in their previous meeting back in April of 2023, winning 9-4. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Mesilla Valley Christian School's Josh Borst, who scored a run while going 3-for-4. Now that he won't be playing on Saturday, will it be that much easier for Magdalena to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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