Baseball Recap: Sandia Prep Triumphs

Sandia Prep let Robertson stack four runs on them in the first inning on Thursday but luckily Sandia Prep prevailed anyway. The Sundevils sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 7-6 victory over the Cardinals. That's more bragging rights for the Sundevils, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.

Lucas Ruelas was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He tossed four innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Ruelas was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with one run and one RBI.

Logan Lemons

Runs

03/17/26 @ Bosque	4
03/19/26 @ Robertson	3
03/17/26 @ Bosque	2
03/13/26 vs Del Norte	1
03/03/26 vs Albuquerque Academy	1

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Logan Lemons, who went 3-for-4 with three stolen bases, three runs, and one triple. He is becoming a predictor of Sandia Prep's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 2-3 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was Jonas Mahboub, who went 2-for-4 with one triple, one run, and one RBI.

Sandia Prep kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 12 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least eight hits in three consecutive games.

Sandia Prep pushed their record up to 5-3 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. Those road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for Robertson, they are on a six-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-5.

Coming up, Sandia Prep will challenge St. Michael's at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The Sundevils' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Horsemen have averaged an impressive 10.2 runs per game this season. As for Robertson, they wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next contest, a 10-7 win against Pojoaque Valley on the 21st.