Softball Preview: Manzano Monarchs vs. Del Norte Knights
Manzano has been on the road for six straight, but on Monday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Del Norte Knights at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
In Saturday's second game, Manzano fell victim to a rough 13-4 defeat at the hands of Los Lunas. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Manzano in their matchups with Los Lunas: they've now lost four in a row.
Brianna Largo put in work while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she pitched six innings while giving up just two earned (and 11 unearned) runs off 11 hits. Largo was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Gia Padilla made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 13 runs the game before, Del Norte was a bit more limited in their matchup on Thursday. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 12-1 walloping at the hands of Valley. Del Norte has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Del Norte saw one different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Sierra Linebarger, who went 1-for-2 with a triple and an RBI.
Manzano's defeat dropped their record down to 5-12. As for Del Norte, their loss dropped their record down to 4-11.
Everything went Manzano's way against Del Norte in their previous matchup back in March of 2023 as Manzano made off with a 14-3 win. Does Manzano have another victory up their sleeve, or will Del Norte turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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