While Manzano's victory against Del Norte wasn't quite the blowout they won the last time the pair played, they still came away the winners. The Manzano Monarchs narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Del Norte Knights 6-4. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Manzano.
Andrew Coronado spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered four runs (all of which were unearned) on five hits and racked up 15 Ks.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Eli Darnell, who scored a run while going 1-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Bodey Ethridge, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
On Del Norte's side, they saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Dakari Morenike, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Manzano is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a massive bump to their 6-8 record this season. As for Del Norte, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-12.
Manzano will head out on the road to take on Highland at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Del Norte, they will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Albuquerque Academy at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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