The Laguna Acoma Hawks will challenge the Shiprock Chieftains at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Laguna Acoma will be strutting in after a win while Shiprock will be coming in after a loss.
While Hawks fans will have to keep waiting for their team to come home, they shouldn't be too worried about the road trip considering the result of Wednesday's season opener. Everything went their way against Newcomb on Wednesday as Laguna Acoma made off with a 27-3 victory. The win continues a trend for the Hawks in their matchups with the Skyhawks: they've now won three in a row.
Brianna Filmer made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out nine batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. That's the most strikeouts she has posted since back in April of 2024. She was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
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In other batting news, Madelyn Brown was a standout: she scored five runs and stole Six bases. while going 4-for-4. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in doubles (two). Another player making a difference was Tavani Scott, who went 3-for-4 with one home run, four runs, and two stolen bases.
Meanwhile, Shiprock suffered their closest defeat since April 13, 2024 on Wednesday. They fell just short of Taos by a score of 13-11. The Chieftains have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Laguna Acoma came up short against Shiprock when the teams last played back in March of 2018, falling 11-7. Can Laguna Acoma avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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