Softball Recap: Sandia Picks Up Fifth Consecutive Win

Matadors

Margin (Wins)

04/12/25 @ Manzano	18
03/14/25 vs Bloomfield	18
03/28/25 vs Bernalillo	17
04/09/25 @ Santa Fe	16
04/12/25 @ Manzano	15

Sandia extended their winning streak to five on Saturday, bumping their season record up to 12-8 in the process. Everything went their way against the Eldorado Golden Eagles as they made off with a 9-3 victory. The Matadors might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won ten matches by six runs or more this season.

Liliana Villanueva was a major factor no matter where she played. She tossed six innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits. Villanueva was also stellar in the batter's box, going a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run, three runs, and two RBI. She has been hot, having posted at least one home run the last five times she's played.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Aleena Duran, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI and one run. Natalie Uecker was another key player, going 1-for-3 with two RBI and one run.

Sandia was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .385. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .385 or higher in five consecutive contests.

As for Eldorado, they now have a losing record of 9-10. The loss continues a trend for them in their meetings with Sandia: they've now lost nine in a row.

On Eldorado's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Alyssa Martinez, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI. Another was Mya Zamora, who went 2-for-3 with one run and one double.

Coming up, Sandia is taking a road trip to face off against Volcano Vista at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Eldorado, they will welcome Capital at 3:00 p.m. on Monday. The Jaguars have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 7.32 runs per game on average), something the Golden Eagles will no doubt try to take advantage of.