Sandia Prep is on a four-game streak of home losses, and Dexter an eight-game streak of away losses. However, someone's due for a change in luck on Saturday. The Sandia Prep Sundevils will be playing in front of their home fans against the Dexter Demons at 1:00 p.m. Sandia Prep is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.1 runs per game this season.
Sandia Prep was handed a heart-breaking two-run defeat in their last contest, but they sure didn't let that happen against Rehoboth Christian on Thursday. The Sundevils blew past the Lynx 11-2. Considering the Sundevils have won seven matches by more than eight runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Logan Lemons made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits. That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in April. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run.
Landon Hardcastle
| 04/04/25 @ St. Michael's | 4 |
| 05/01/25 @ Rehoboth Christian | 3 |
| 04/26/25 @ Ruidoso | 3 |
| 04/10/25 vs Bosque | 3 |
| 03/15/25 @ Del Norte | 3 |
| + 10 more games |
In other batting news, Landon Hardcastle was incredible, going 2-for-3 with three runs, one triple, and one stolen base. He has become a key player for Sandia Prep: the team is 8-2 when he posts at least two runs, but 3-10 otherwise. Jonas Mahboub was another key player, going 2-for-3 with three RBI, one stolen base, and one double.
Meanwhile, Dexter lost 12-6 to Bosque on Thursday.
Dexter's loss dropped their record down to 5-14. As for Sandia Prep, their victory bumped their record up to 11-12.
Sandia Prep took their win against Dexter in their previous matchup back in April by a conclusive 17-6 score. Will the Sundevils repeat their success, or do the Demons have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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