Softball Preview: Los Lunas Tigers vs. Rio Grande Ravens
Los Lunas has been on the road for two straight, but on Saturday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Rio Grande Ravens at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. One thing working in Los Lunas' favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last four contests.
In what's become a running theme this season, Los Lunas gave their fans yet another huge win on Friday. They never let Capital onto the board and left with an 18-0 victory. While fans of Los Lunas might be used to big wins, the 18-run margin marked the team's biggest one yet.
Brooke Baca made a splash no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over four innings pitched. Baca was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
In other batting news, Los Lunas got a massive performance out of Haidyn Garley, who went 3-for-4 with a home run, three runs, and three RBI. Garley has been hot recently, having posted three or more hits the last three times she's played. Another player making a difference was Aleigha Romero, who scored three runs while going 3-for-3.
Meanwhile, Rio Grande fell victim to Albuquerque and their airtight pitching crew on Saturday. They suffered a rough 22-0 loss at the hands of the Bulldogs. That's two games in a row now that Rio Grande has lost by exactly 22 runs.
Los Lunas is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-6 record this season. As for Rio Grande, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-16.
Los Lunas took their win against Rio Grande when the teams last played back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 17-0. Will Los Lunas repeat their success, or does Rio Grande have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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