Bernalillo had lost five straight on the road, but on Tuesday they dropped their record down to 11-13 to make it six. They lost 7-0 to the Albuquerque Academy Chargers. While getting shut out isn't ideal, the Spartans haven't been shut out since back in March.
As for Albuquerque Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 16-9 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.4 runs on average over those games.
For Albuquerque Academy's part, Matthew Delaney made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over six innings pitched. Delaney has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in eight consecutive appearances. He was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with one home run and three RBI. Albuquerque Academy is undefeated when Delaney posts three or more RBI, but 8-9 otherwise.
In other batting news, Andrew Olson was excellent, going 1-for-3 with one run, one double, and one RBI. Corbett Thomas was another key player, going 3-for-4 with one run.
Bernalillo didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 13-8 defeat against Valley on the 2nd. As for Albuquerque Academy, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next game, a 10-0 victory against Lovington on the 9th.
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