Albuquerque has enjoyed the comforts of home their last four games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will face off against the Rio Grande Ravens at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Albuquerque is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Saturday, just like they did against Capital (and have done all season long). Albuquerque beat Capital on Saturday by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 17-2.
Raquel Waldrop made a splash while hitting and pitching. She pitched four innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits. Waldrop was even better at the plate, going 1-for-2 with a home run and four RBI. She has been hot recently, having posted four or more RBI the last four times she's played.
In other batting news, Albuquerque got a massive performance out of Honey Fields, who got on base in all three of her plate appearances with a home run and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Naiyoki Wright, who went 2-for-2 with three runs, a triple, and an RBI.
Meanwhile, everything went Rio Grande's way against Shiprock on Saturday as Rio Grande made off with a 17-2 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Rio Grande.
The team relied heavily on Makayla Maes, who went 3-for-3 with three runs, two doubles, and a triple. The team also got some help courtesy of Shianne Sanchez-Rice, who scored three runs while going 2-for-3.
Albuquerque's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-5. As for Rio Grande, their record now sits at 6-14.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Saturday. Albuquerque hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 1.6 home runs per game. However, it's not like Rio Grande struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.5. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Albuquerque took their win against Rio Grande in their previous matchup back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 12-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Albuquerque since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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