The East Mountain Timberwolves will challenge the St. Michael's Horsemen at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: East Mountain has struggled recently with 17 losses in a row, while St. Michael's will arrive with four straight wins.
The home team had won the previous four meetings between East Mountain and Sandia Prep, and Sandia Prep kept the tradition alive. The Timberwolves came up short against the Sundevils on Thursday, falling 18-3. That's two games in a row now that the Timberwolves have lost by exactly 15 runs.
Meanwhile, St. Michael's hadn't done well against Santa Fe Indian recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Monday. The Horsemen walked away with a 5-1 victory over the Braves. The five-run effort marked the Horsemen's lowest-scoring contest of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Nadia Cedillo spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on five hits and racked up nine Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in eight consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Mariella Ruiz, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 3-for-4. She is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now snagged at least one in each of the last four games she's played. Jaslene Ramirez was another key player, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
St. Michael's win was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 13-1. The team dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 9.3 runs. As for East Mountain, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-16.
East Mountain came out on top in a nail-biter against St. Michael's in their previous meeting back in May of 2024, sneaking past 11-10. Do the Timberwolves have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Horsemen turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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