Softball Recap: Kirtland Central Falls Short Against Ranked Piedra Vista

On Thursday, Kirtland Central faced Piedra Vista in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Kirtland Central Broncos fell just short of the Piedra Vista Panthers by a score of 6-5. The loss continues a trend for the Broncos in their meetings with the Panthers: they've now lost eight in a row.

Isabella Hurtado

Runs Batted In (Career)

03/20/25 @ Piedra Vista	3
03/12/24 vs Grants	1
03/09/24 vs Taos	1
03/08/24 @ Cleveland	1

Isabella Hurtado made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-2 with one home run and three RBI. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in RBI. Tamirra Chee was another key player, scoring two runs while going 3-for-3.

Kirtland Central's defeat dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Piedra Vista, they pushed their record up to 6-4-1 with the victory, which was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season.

We've got a battle between Broncos coming up. As for Piedra Vista, they will be playing at home against Santa Fe at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday. Santa Fe is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.3 runs per game this season.