Baseball Recap: Albuquerque Academy Turns Things Around After Road Loss

Chargers

Margin (Wins)

03/06/25 @ Navajo Prep	20
03/22/25 @ Atrisco Heritage Academy	14
04/08/25 vs Del Norte	13
03/14/25 @ Highland	13
03/24/25 vs Albuquerque	11

There's no place like home for Albuquerque Academy, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Saturday. Everything went their way against the Los Alamos Hilltoppers on Tuesday as they made off with an 11-3 win. Considering the Chargers have won nine matches by more than seven runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.

Corbett Thomas made a splash while hitting and pitching. He pitched five innings while giving up three earned runs off eight hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4. That's the most runs he has posted since back in March.

In other pitching news, Brian Valdez looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one hit in three consecutive appearances.

Thomas wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Matthew Delaney, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run and three RBI. Delaney has become a key player for Albuquerque Academy: the team is undefeated when he posts at least three RBI, but 6-9 otherwise. AJ Lenhart was another, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.

Albuquerque Academy is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-9 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.3 runs on average over those games. As for Los Alamos, with the loss, they broke their seven-game winning streak and moved their record to 11-5.

Looking ahead, Albuquerque Academy will head out on the road to take on Valley at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. The Vikings will roll in looking for their fourth straight win, something the Chargers surely won't give up without a fight. As for Los Alamos, they will head out to challenge Moriarty at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The Pintos will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last.