Softball Game Preview: Sandia Prep Sundevils vs. Santa Fe Indian Braves

The Sandia Prep Sundevils will challenge the Santa Fe Indian Braves at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Sandia Prep is looking for their season's first win.

Sandia Prep is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They took a 14-10 hit to the loss column at the hands of Albuquerque Academy on Tuesday.

Mariah Torres and Madeline Draszkiewicz stepped up to the plate in a big way. Torres scored a run and stole Two bases. while going 2-for-3, while Draszkiewicz scored a run while going 3-for-5. That's the most stolen bases Torres has posted since back in April of 2024. Eva Silva also deserves some recognition as she scored her first run of the season.

Even though they lost, Sandia Prep was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .406. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .308 or higher in five consecutive contests.

Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Santa Fe Indian, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Saturday. They blew past McCurdy 15-3 on Monday. The victory continues a trend for the Braves in their matchups with the Bobcats: they've now won six in a row.

Layla Saracino made a splash while hitting and pitching. She tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Saracino was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in two of her three plate appearances.

In other batting news, Santa Fe Indian let Hannah Martinez and Kayden Fragua/Abeyta run wild. Martinez scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4, while Fragua/Abeyta scored a run while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Leneya Gachupin, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2.

Santa Fe Indian's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-3. As for Sandia Prep, their loss dropped their record down to 0-7.

Santa Fe Indian's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Sandia Prep hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .376. It's a different story for Santa Fe Indian, though, as they've only averaged .239. Will they be able to contain Sandia Prep's hitters? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.