Baseball Game Preview: Eldorado Golden Eagles vs. Sandia Matadors

The Eldorado Golden Eagles will take on the Sandia Matadors at 3:00 p.m. on Monday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.

Eldorado played against Manzano on Saturday and won via forfeit.

Cirillio Martinez

Runs

04/26/25 @ Manzano	4
04/26/25 @ Manzano	2
04/07/25 @ Capital	2
03/29/25 vs West Mesa	2
03/27/25 @ Atrisco Heritage Academy	2
+ 11 more games

The team relied heavily on Cirillio Martinez, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. Eldorado is undefeated when Martinez posts two or more runs, but 5-7 otherwise.

Eldorado was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .500. They are a perfect 10-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.

Sandia is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They were the clear victors by a 26-8 margin over Capital on Saturday. Winning may never get old, but the Matadors sure are getting used to it with their eighth in a row.

Sandia pushed their record up to 18-3 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 14.8 runs over those games. As for Eldorado, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-7 record this season.

Eldorado beat Sandia 5-0 in their previous meeting back in March. Do the Golden Eagles have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Matadors turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.