The Mesa Verde Mavericks will square off against the Encina Bulldogs at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Mesa Verde has eight straight wins, Encina has 13 straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Mesa Verde's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Lindhurst with a sharp 17-0 victory. The result was nothing new for the Mavericks, who have now won six games by seven runs or more so far this season.
Max Biondo
| 03/11/25 @ Lindhurst | 2 |
| 03/07/25 @ West Campus | 1 |
| 02/27/25 @ Colusa | 0 |
| 04/30/24 @ Woodland | 1 |
| 03/27/24 vs Western Sierra Collegiate Academy | 3 |
Max Biondo and Isaiah Shoemake made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Biondo pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Shoemake struck out eight batters over 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits (and not a single walk). What's more, Biondo posted two strikeouts, the most he's had since back in March of 2024. At the plate, Biondo scored two runs while going 1-for-3, while Shoemake went a perfect 3-for-3 with four RBI, two runs, and two doubles.
In other batting news, Mesa Verde got a massive performance out of Aiden Marcheschi, who scored two runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Connor Loew, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Mesa Verde always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .658. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Lindhurst only posted an OBP of .200.
Meanwhile, Encina lost 15-1 to Everett Alvarez on Saturday.
Mesa Verde's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 9-1. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.3 runs over those games. As for Encina, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-4.
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