On Tuesday, Bernalillo faced Hope Christian in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Bernalillo Spartans came out on top in a nail-biter against the Hope Christian Huskies and snuck past 3-2. Despite the victory, that was the fewest runs Bernalillo has scored all season.
Uriel Castro spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned runs on nine hits and racked up nine Ks.
At the plate, Bernalillo's win was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Hondo Baca, who went 2-for-3 with an RBI.
On Hope Christian's side, they also let their pitcher toss all seven innings and he was also dialed-in: Joe Marek gave up three runs (all of which were unearned) on six hits and racked up seven Ks.
On the hitting side, Jacob Baca made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-3.
The victory (which was Bernalillo's fifth in a row) raised their record to 11-3. As for Hope Christian, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 10-5.
Bernalillo will head out on the road to take on Del Norte at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Bernalillo is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8 runs per game this season. As for Hope Christian, they will head out on the road to square off against Albuquerque Academy at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Hope Christian is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.2 runs per game this season.
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