Baseball Recap: La Cueva Wins High-Profile Contest Against Rio Rancho

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Previous Games

03/24/25 - Neutral	9-7 W
03/07/24 - Home	14-4 W
03/30/23 - Away	5-15 L
02/28/23 - Away	0-7 L
03/30/19 - Away	1-7 L
+ 2 more games

La Cueva faced Rio Rancho in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Monday. La Cueva skirted past Rio Rancho 9-7. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Bears also won the last time the pair played back in March of 2024.

La Cueva is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.8 runs over those games. The defeat snapped Rio Rancho's winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 10-3 record.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. La Cueva will square off against Albuquerque Academy at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday. La Cueva's pitchers better be ready for this one: Albuquerque Academy has averaged an impressive 8.1 runs per game this season. As for Rio Rancho, they will challenge Goddard at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday. Rio Rancho's pitchers better be ready for this one: Goddard has averaged an impressive 7.6 runs per game this season.