Capital extended their losing streak to four on Saturday, dropping them down to 13-11. They came up short against the Sandia Matadors, falling 17-2. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Matadors this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 10-0 on Saturday.
As for Sandia, the win (which was their ninth in a row) raised their record to 17-8. Considering they have won 13 games by more than five runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
For Sandia's part, Liliana Villanueva made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she tossed three innings while giving up just two earned runs off one hit. Villanueva has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive appearances. She was even better at the plate, going 3-for-4 with one home run, six RBI, and two runs. Those six RBI gave her a new career-high.
In other batting news, Destiny Romero was a standout: she got on base in all four of her plate appearances with three runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Faith Wersonick, who got on base in all four of her plate appearances with three runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.
We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. Capital is set to face off against their familiar foe Manzano at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Meanwhile, Sandia will take on rival La Cueva at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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