Sandia has enjoyed the comforts of home their last five games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will challenge the West Mesa Mustangs at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. West Mesa took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Sandia, who comes in off a win.
Sandia is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Mexico's top teams: West Las Vegas, who was ranked 12th in their home state at the time (Sandia was ranked 18th). Sandia was the clear victor by a 10-4 margin over West Las Vegas on Wednesday. Sandia might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won ten games by six runs or more this season.
Meanwhile, West Mesa was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their eighth straight loss. They lost 15-5 to Eldorado.
West Mesa saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Trinity "Tootsie" Bazan, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Sandia's win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 15-9. As for West Mesa, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-14.
Sandia came out on top in a nail-biter against West Mesa in their previous matchup back in April of 2023, sneaking past 19-18. The rematch might be a little tougher for Sandia 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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