The Volcano Vista Hawks will square off against the Piedra Vista Panthers at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. Volcano Vista will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last.
Volcano Vista is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Mexico's top teams: Cibola, who was ranked sixth at the time (Volcano Vista was ranked eighth). The Hawks walked away with a 10-5 win over the Cougars on Tuesday.
Noah Massey was incredible, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with one home run and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Bradyn Mazuranich, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Massey wasn't the only one working in the home run department: Volcano Vista lost a few balls and finished the game with two home runs. That's the most home runs they've managed all season.
Piedra Vista might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 3-1 to Farmington, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. The Panthers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Volcano Vista's victory bumped their record up to 13-8. As for Piedra Vista, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 13-8.
Volcano Vista was able to grind out a solid win over Piedra Vista when the teams last played two weeks ago, winning 4-1. Will the Hawks repeat their success, or do the Panthers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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