Softball Game Preview: Bernalillo Spartans vs. West Las Vegas Dons

By Team Reports Apr 17, 2024, 4:00am

Softball Preview: Bernalillo Spartans vs. West Las Vegas Dons

Bernalillo is 8-0 against West Las Vegas since April of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Bernalillo Spartans will head out on the road to take on the West Las Vegas Dons at 5:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.

On Tuesday, Bernalillo got the win against Valley by a conclusive 17-7. The win made it back-to-back victories for Bernalillo.

Meanwhile, West Las Vegas had already won 11 in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10.4 runs), and they went ahead and made it 12 on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 17-3 margin over the Horsemen.

West Las Vegas got a massive performance out of Alexis Pacheco, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Matea Griego was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4.

Bernalillo is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-6 record this season. As for West Las Vegas, they pushed their record up to 12-1 with that win, which was their fifth straight on the road.

Bernalillo skirted past West Las Vegas 5-4 when the teams last played back in April of 2023. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was West Las Vegas' Azlyn Valdez, who went 2-for-3 with two triples, two runs, and an RBI. Now that she won't be playing on Thursday, will it be that much easier for Bernalillo to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.

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