Baseball Recap: Eldorado Drops Highest Score of Season Against Capital

Golden Eagles

Margin (Wins)

04/07/25 @ Capital	19
03/29/25 vs West Mesa	16
02/27/25 vs Valley	13
04/07/25 @ Capital	12
03/27/25 @ Atrisco Heritage Academy	11

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Eldorado). They blew past the Capital Jaguars 21-2 on Monday. Considering the Golden Eagles have won nine matches by more than five runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.

Ethan Marquez was a major factor no matter where he played. He tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (three). He was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with one home run, three runs, and two RBI. That home run was his first of the season.

In other pitching news, Jace Sanchez-Reynolds looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive appearances.

Back at the plate, Eldorado let John Wofford and Cirillio Martinez run wild. Wofford scored three runs while going 3-for-5, while Martinez scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-4. Those three runs gave Wofford a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Brody Hoffman, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2.

Eldorado hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. The team has now struck out at least five batters in four consecutive contests.

Eldorado's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 12-5. Those road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.7 runs on average over those games. As for Capital, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 9-8.

Coming up, Eldorado will head out to take on La Cueva at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The Bears will roll in looking for their fifth straight win, something the Golden Eagles surely won't give up without a fight. As for Capital, they will host Robertson at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The Jaguars' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Cardinals have averaged an impressive 8.8 runs per game this season.