After losing to Albuquerque the last time they met, Manzano decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The Manzano Monarchs walked away with a 13-9 victory over the Albuquerque Bulldogs on Saturday. With that win, Manzano brought their scoring average up to 6.3 runs per game.
Diego Bustamante looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
On the hitting side, Grant Lord and Eli Darnell did most of the damage at the plate: Lord scored two runs while going 2-for-3, while Darnell went 2-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and an RBI. Another player making a difference was Maui Cherino, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
Manzano has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-13 record this season. As for Albuquerque, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 9-15.
Manzano will head out on the road to face off against Capital at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for Albuquerque, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Los Lunas at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Los Lunas will roll in looking for their 11th straight victory, something Albuquerque surely won't give up without a fight.
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