Belen is 10-0 against Valencia since April of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Belen Eagles will head out on the road to challenge the Valencia Jaguars at 6:00 p.m. Belen will be strutting in after a win while Valencia will be coming in after a loss.
Belen is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Mexico's top teams: Grants, who was ranked 15th in their home state at the time (Belen was ranked 19th). Belen walked away with a 10-6 victory over Grants on Tuesday. Belen's win was all the more impressive since Grants was averaging only 3.76 runs allowed on the season.
Meanwhile, Valencia was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They fell just short of Highland by a score of 5-4.
Belen pushed their record up to 17-8 with that victory, which was their 11th straight at home. As for Valencia, their loss dropped their record down to 8-16.
Belen beat Valencia 13-9 in their previous meeting back in April. The rematch might be a little tougher for Belen 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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