Baseball Recap: Cibola Extends Home Winning Streak to Seven

Cougars

Margin (Wins)

03/11/25 vs West Mesa	11
02/25/25 @ Manzano	11
03/29/25 vs Atrisco Heritage Academy	10
03/25/25 vs Del Norte	10
03/19/25 vs Atrisco Heritage Academy	10

There's no place like home for Cibola, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Thursday. They were the clear victors by a 12-2 margin over the Atrisco Heritage Academy Jaguars on Saturday. The Cougars might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight games by six runs or more this season.

Elias Miera tossed a big game, pitching five innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in six consecutive appearances.

At the plate, Jacob Escobedo was a standout: he went 1-for-3 with one home run and two runs. That home run marked the first that he launched this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Isaac Harvey, who scored two runs while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.

Cibola was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .391. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .308 or higher in four consecutive matchups.

Cibola pushed their record up to 12-4 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.3 runs over those games. As for Atrisco Heritage Academy, they are on an eight-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-11.

Cibola and Atrisco Heritage Academy will both get their first taste of in-conference action in their upcoming games. Cibola will take on rival Cleveland at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Atrisco Heritage Academy is set to square off against their familiar foe Los Lunas at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday.