Cougars
| 03/07/25 @ St. Pius X | 13 |
| 03/06/25 vs Rio Grande | 13 |
| 03/04/25 @ Sandia | 2 |
| 03/01/25 vs Rio Grande | 5 |
| 02/27/25 vs Albuquerque | 9 |
| 02/25/25 @ Manzano | 11 |
Cibola is 1-8 against Eldorado since March of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Cibola Cougars will take on the Eldorado Golden Eagles at 1:00 p.m. Cibola is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.8 runs per game this season.
While Cibola didn't have the best season last year (they finished 11-15), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. Everything went their way against St. Pius X on Friday as Cibola made off with a 13-7 victory. 13 seems to be a good number for the Cougars as the team scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Isaac Harvey made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit over four innings pitched. Harvey was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with three RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Daniel Kean, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with three RBI, one triple, and one double. Elijah Vigil also deserves some recognition as he scored his first run of the season.
Meanwhile, Eldorado hadn't done well against Sandia recently (they were 1-7-1 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Eldorado's pitcher stepped up to hand Sandia a 5-0 shutout. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Golden Eagles.
Not much got past Jace Sanchez-Reynolds, who gave up just a hit and racked up seven Ks to keep Sandia off the board. Sanchez-Reynolds has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one hit in three consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Maddox Gonzales was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Kavan Salas, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Cibola's record is now 5-1. As for Eldorado, their record is now 4-1.
Both the two teams just can't seem to miss. Cibola has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 9 hits per game. However, it's not like Eldorado struggles in that department as they've been averaging only 2.8 hits. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Cibola might still be hurting after the 10-0 defeat they got from Eldorado in their previous matchup back in April of 2024. Can Cibola avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
