Baseball Recap: Sandia Prep Sundevils vs. Tucumcari Rattlers
In what's become a running theme this season, Sandia Prep gave their fans yet another huge win on Saturday. They put the hurt on the Tucumcari Rattlers with a sharp 14-7 victory. With that win, Sandia Prep brought their scoring average up to 6.6 runs per game.
Matteo Herrera made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed five innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits (he also only allowed one walk). Herrera has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up a single walk in three consecutive pitching appearances. Herrera was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with two triples and two RBI.
In other batting news, Landon Hardcastle and Ben Valdez did most of the damage at the plate: Hardcastle scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4, while Valdez went 3-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, and a triple. Josh Riordan was another key contributor, going 1-for-4 with a triple and two RBI.
On Tucumcari's side, they saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nick Goen, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Pat Garcia, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
The victory got Sandia Prep back to even at 7-7. As for Tucumcari, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-8.
Sandia Prep will head out on the road to challenge Ruidoso at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Ruidoso is coming into the game with four straight losses at home, meaning Sandia Prep will have to defend against a team hungry for a win. Tucumcari will take on New Mexico Military Institute at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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