West Mesa is 0-10 against La Cueva since March of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The West Mesa Mustangs will head out on the road to take on the La Cueva Bears at 11:00 a.m.
West Mesa pushed their score all the way to 12 on Thursday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 19-12 walloping at the hands of Valencia. West Mesa has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Jacob White was cooking despite his team's loss, going 3-for-5 with a home run, three runs, and three RBI. Another player making a difference was Aaron Chavez, who scored a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, La Cueva faced Carlsbad in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. La Cueva narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Carlsbad 5-4.
West Mesa's defeat dropped their record down to 5-10. As for La Cueva, their win bumped their record up to 12-2.
West Mesa suffered a grim 25-0 defeat to La Cueva in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Can West Mesa avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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