Baseball Preview: Albuquerque Academy Chargers vs. Belen Eagles
The Albuquerque Academy Chargers will challenge the Belen Eagles at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Albuquerque Academy comes in on four and Belen on five.
Albuquerque Academy is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Monday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-2 victory over Los Alamos.
Satish Raichur was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out seven batters over 6.1 innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits. Raichur was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-2 with an RBI.
In other batting news, Albuquerque Academy let Mark McNaney and Andrew Olson loose on the outfield. McNaney went 1-for-3 with a home run, while Olson scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Belen can now show off 12 landslide victories after their most recent game on Saturday. They blew past Aztec 12-2. That's two games straight that Belen has won by exactly ten runs.
Albuquerque Academy pushed their record up to 17-10 with that win, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Belen, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 20-8 record this season.
Albuquerque Academy came up short against Belen when the teams last played back in April, falling 7-2. Can Albuquerque Academy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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