Baseball Recap: Rio Grande Comes Up Short in High-Profile Matchup with La Cueva

Rio Grande faced La Cueva in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. The Ravens lost 18-1 to the Bears. The Ravens haven't had much luck with the Bears recently, as the team has come up short the last five times they've met.

Rio Grande saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Luis Guillen, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one double. That double was Guillen's first of the season.

Rio Grande now has a losing record of 7-8. As for La Cueva, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-3 record this season.

Rio Grande and La Cueva will both get their first taste of in-conference action in their upcoming games. The Ravens will challenge rival Albuquerque at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, La Cueva is set to take on their familiar foe Manzano at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday.