Baseball Recap: East Mountain Timberwolves vs. Sandia Prep Sundevils
East Mountain waltzed into their game on Tuesday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. They never let the Sandia Prep Sundevils onto the board and left with a 4-0 win. That's more bragging rights for East Mountain, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
The result came thanks to Logan Aucker's shutout, as he gave up just three hits and racked up 16 Ks.
On the hitting side, Rylen Radosevich was excellent, going 2-for-3 with a triple, a run, and an RBI. Another player making a difference was Charles Birdwell, who scored a run while going 3-for-4.
On Sandia Prep's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Landon Hardcastle, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base and a double.
East Mountain has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 matches, which provided a massive bump to their 16-7 record this season. As for Sandia Prep, their loss dropped their record down to 10-13.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. East Mountain will face off against Tucumcari at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Tucumcari is coming into the contest with six straight defeats at home, meaning East Mountain will have to defend against a team hungry for a victory. As for Sandia Prep, they will head out on the road to challenge Ruidoso at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Ruidoso is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.4 runs per game this season.
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