The Sandia Matadors have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Manzano Monarchs at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Manzano took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Sandia, who comes in off a win.
Last Saturday, Sandia faced Cleveland in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Sandia blew past Cleveland 16-6. Sandia might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won six contests by ten runs or more this season.
Meanwhile, Manzano suffered a tough 16-5 defeat at the hands of Cibola on Tuesday. Manzano has struggled against Cibola recently, as their match on Tuesday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Manzano saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Destiny Moore, who went 1-for-2 with three RBI and a double. The team also got some help courtesy of Brianna Largo, who went 1-for-3 with a home run.
Sandia is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. As for Manzano, their loss dropped their record down to 3-9.
Sandia took their victory against Manzano in their previous meeting back in March of 2023 by a conclusive 22-2. Will Sandia repeat their success, or does Manzano have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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