Baseball Recap: Manzano Monarchs vs. Highland Hornets
Manzano only won by two when they last took the field, which might have inspired the ten-point they dealt Highland on Wednesday. The Manzano Monarchs put the hurt on the Highland Hornets with a sharp 11-1 win. Winning may never get old, but Manzano sure is getting used to it with their third in a row.
Grant Lord was a standout: he scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last four games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Diego Maestas, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 3-for-3.
On Highland's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Eric Tennison, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base.
Manzano pushed their record up to 7-8 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.0 runs per game. As for Highland, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-10.
Manzano will be playing in front of their home fans against Los Lunas at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both teams will come into the game having just posted big wins, so someone is set to suffer a big change in fortunes. As for Highland, they will stay at home for another game and welcome Belen at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. Highland has given up an average of 10.2 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
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