Rio Grande is a perfect 10-0 against West Mesa since March of 2016 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Tuesday. The Ravens will challenge the Mustangs at 4:00 p.m. Rio Grande is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.2 runs per game this season.
Rio Grande is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Mexico's top teams: St. Pius X, who was ranked 20th at the time (Rio Grande was ranked 17th). The Ravens were the clear victors by an 11-1 margin over the Sartans on Saturday. The Ravens not only won on Saturday, but they posted their biggest win since March 20th.
Fabian Mendez was a major factor no matter where he played. He tossed four innings while giving up just one earned run off six hits. Mendez was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two RBI and one double. That's the most hits he has posted since back in March.
Sebastian Chavez
| 03/15/25 vs East Mountain | 3 |
| 04/12/25 vs St. Pius X | 2 |
| 04/04/25 vs Albuquerque | 2 |
| 03/25/25 vs Manzano | 2 |
| 03/29/25 @ Farmington | 1 |
| + 3 more games |
In other batting news, Sebastian Chavez and Luis Salinas did most of the damage at the plate: Chavez scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3, while Salinas scored a run and stole three bases while going 2-for-2. Chavez has become a key player for Rio Grande: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 6-9 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Jackson Brettelle, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI and one double.
Rio Grande always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .556. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as St. Pius X only posted an OBP of .368.
Meanwhile, West Mesa fell victim to Hope Christian and their airtight pitching crew on Thursday. They lost 16-0 to the Huskies. The Mustangs haven't had much luck with the Huskies recently, as the team has come up short the last four times they've met.
West Mesa's loss dropped their record down to 7-13. As for Rio Grande, they now have a winning record of 10-9.
Rio Grande took their victory against West Mesa in their previous meeting back in April of 2021 by a conclusive 11-2 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Ravens since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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