Baseball Recap: Make It Four in a Row for Montezuma-Cortez

Panthers

Margin (Wins)

04/26/25 @ Alamosa	12
04/04/25 vs Smoky Hill	12
03/25/25 @ Montrose	11
04/21/25 vs Pagosa Springs	10
03/29/25 vs Taos	10

14 must be Montezuma-Cortez's lucky number: they beat Alamosa with that score not once but twice on Saturday. The Panthers were the clear victors by a 14-2 margin over the Mean Moose. The Panthers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven matchups by seven runs or more this season.

Samson Lein was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Lein was even better at the plate, going 3-for-4 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. Those three hits gave him a new career-high.

In other batting news, Montezuma-Cortez got a massive performance out of Cory Carver, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with four RBI, two runs, and one triple. Carver has been hot for a while, having also posted at least one stolen base the last nine times he's played. Another player making a difference was Darren Daves, who went 2-for-3 with one home run, one stolen base, and two RBI.

Montezuma-Cortez was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .481. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.

The win was the fourth in a row for Montezuma-Cortez, bringing their record up to 12-4. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.5 runs over those games. As for Alamosa, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 9-9.

Montezuma-Cortez wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next game, an 8-6 win against Monte Vista on the 29th. As for Alamosa, they will face off against Centauri at 10:00 a.m. on Friday. The Mean Moose's pitchers better be ready for this one: the Falcons have averaged an impressive 6.9 runs per game this season.