The Belen Eagles will square off against the Gallup Bengals at 9:00 a.m. on Thursday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Belen sitting on four straight wins and Gallup on 12.
Belen is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They came out on top against Valley by a score of 6-2.
Meanwhile, Gallup never let their opponents score on Saturday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Portales 2-0.
Not much got past Seniah Haines, who gave up just three hits and racked up 14 Ks to keep Portales off the board. Haines has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Morgan Belone, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base, two RBI, and a double. Brenna Becenti was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-2.
Belen has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 14 contests, which provided a massive bump to their 18-9 record this season. As for Gallup, they pushed their record up to 20-5 with that win, which was their 15th straight at home dating back to last season.
Belen might still be hurting after the 13-1 defeat they got from Gallup in their previous meeting back in March of 2022. Can Belen avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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