The Albuquerque Academy Chargers will venture away from home to face off against the Atrisco Heritage Academy Jaguars at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Neither Albuquerque Academy nor Atrisco Heritage Academy posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
Albuquerque Academy is headed into the matchup having just posted their closest win since May 13, 2024 on Friday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Hope Christian a 2-0 shutout. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Chargers.
EJ Gallardo
| 03/29/25 @ St. Pius X | 4 |
| 03/22/25 @ Atrisco Heritage Academy | 2 |
| 03/14/25 @ Highland | 2 |
| 04/04/25 @ Hope Christian | 1 |
| 03/08/25 @ Bloomfield | 1 |
Not much got past EJ Gallardo, who gave up just five hits and racked up six Ks to keep Hope Christian off the board. Gallardo also tossed a walk, which is notable because Albuquerque Academy is 4-1 when he allows at most two walks, but 5-6 otherwise.
Meanwhile, Atrisco Heritage Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their ninth straight loss. They lost 16-1 to Los Lunas.
Atrisco Heritage Academy saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Fabian Escobedo, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-2.
Albuquerque Academy's victory bumped their record up to 9-7. As for Atrisco Heritage Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-12.
Atrisco Heritage Academy's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Albuquerque Academy has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .457. It's a different story for Atrisco Heritage Academy, though, as they've only averaged .365. Will they be able to contain Albuquerque Academy's hitters?
Everything went Albuquerque Academy's way against Atrisco Heritage Academy in their previous meeting two weeks ago, as Albuquerque Academy made off with a 19-5 win. Do the Chargers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Jaguars turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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