Baseball Preview: Mesilla Valley Christian School SonBlazers vs. Capitan Tigers
The Mesilla Valley Christian School SonBlazers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Capitan Tigers at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Mesilla Valley Christian School will be looking to keep their seven-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
Mesilla Valley Christian School can now show off four landslide victories after their most recent contest on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Lordsburg as Mesilla Valley Christian School made off with a 15-1 victory.
Westin Marr and Matthew Borde made a big impact while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Marr pitched two innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Meanwhile, Borde tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. At bat, Marr scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4, while Borde went 3-for-4 with a triple, two RBI, and a double.
In other batting news, Colton Cathey was a standout: he went 2-for-3 with four RBI, two runs, and a triple. The team also got some help courtesy of Jeremiah Sullivan, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Capitan came up short against Melrose on Saturday and fell 9-6.
Aiden Smith and Caden Griffin stepped up to the plate in a big way. Smith scored a run and stole three bases while going 2-for-4, while Griffin scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-4. Griffin is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen two or more in the last five games he's played.
Mesilla Valley Christian School's win bumped their record up to 5-0. As for Capitan, their loss dropped their record down to 3-3.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Saturday as neither team is afraid to steal. Mesilla Valley Christian School has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 7.2 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Capitan struggles in that department as they've been averaging 17.7. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Mesilla Valley Christian School came out on top in a nail-biter against Capitan in their previous meeting back in March of 2023, sneaking past 17-15. Will Mesilla Valley Christian School repeat their success, or does Capitan have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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