Preview: Del Norte Knights vs. Los Alamos Hilltoppers
Del Norte is 1-9 against Los Alamos since May of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Del Norte Knights are on the road again to play the Los Alamos Hilltoppers at 3:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
On Thursday, Del Norte suffered a tough 11-3 defeat at the hands of Eldorado.
Del Norte saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jade Rodriguez, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Sierra Linebarger, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Los Alamos was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They fell just short of Valley by a score of 16-15. Both teams can probably skip cardio this week after making that many trips around the bases.
Abagail DeHerrera made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and fired off two home runs, six RBI, and three runs while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Reyana Naranjo, who scored two runs while going 4-for-4.
Del Norte's defeat dropped their record down to 3-8. As for Los Alamos, they have fallen quite a ways from their 19-8 record last season and are now at 2-6.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Friday. Del Norte hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.5 home runs per game. However, it's not like Los Alamos struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.7 per game. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Del Norte suffered a grim 22-2 defeat to Los Alamos in their previous meeting back in April of 2018. Can Del Norte avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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