Baseball Recap: Manzano Monarchs vs. Del Norte Knights
While Manzano's victory against Del Norte wasn't quite the blowout they won the last time the pair played, they still came away the winners. The Manzano Monarchs narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Del Norte Knights 6-4. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Manzano.
Andrew Coronado spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered four runs (all of which were unearned) on five hits and racked up 15 Ks.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Eli Darnell, who scored a run while going 1-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Bodey Ethridge, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
On Del Norte's side, they saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Dakari Morenike, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Manzano is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a massive bump to their 6-8 record this season. As for Del Norte, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-12.
Manzano will head out on the road to take on Highland at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Del Norte, they will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Albuquerque Academy at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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