Las Cruces hasn't had much luck against Cleveland recently, but that could start to change on Saturday. The Las Cruces Bulldawgs will take on the Cleveland Storm in a tournament on Saturday. Las Cruces is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 12.7 runs per game this season.
Las Cruces easily dispatched Eldorado on Friday, but unfortunately both the margin and the ultimate result were a different story in this one. Las Cruces fell just short of Cobre by a score of 6-4 on Friday. The contest marked the Bulldawgs' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Kaia Renteria
| 03/14/25 vs Cobre | 9 |
| 03/04/25 @ Riverside | 1 |
| 03/01/25 vs Sandia | 4 |
| 02/28/25 @ Deming | 7 |
| 05/03/24 @ Centennial | 1 |
| + 4 more games |
Kaia Renteria was huge no matter where she played even without the win. On the mound, she struck out nine batters over 6.1 innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off six hits (and not a single walk). That's the most strikeouts she has posted since back in March of 2024. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with one home run and two RBI.
Renteria wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Erica Silva, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Cleveland, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Friday. They put the hurt on Deming with a sharp 18-3 win on Friday. The Storm might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matchups by nine runs or more this season.
Having lost for the first time this season, Las Cruces fell to 6-1. As for Cleveland, their victory bumped their record up to 4-2.
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