Estancia lost against Laguna Acoma on Thursday, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Estancia Bears lost 10-3 to the Laguna Acoma Hawks. Estancia has struggled against Laguna Acoma recently, as their contest on Thursday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
For Laguna Acoma's part, Mateyo Sanchez was a major factor no matter where he played. He pitched 4.1 innings while giving up just two earned runs off six hits. Sanchez has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Sanchez was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-3 with three runs and a triple.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Patrick Smith, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Jayden Dailey was another key contributor, going 3-for-4 with three RBI and a stolen base.
Estancia's defeat dropped their record down to 5-13. As for Laguna Acoma, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-6 record this season.
Estancia will head out on the road to square off against Menaul/Oak Grove at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Menaul/Oak Grove is coming into the game with ten straight victories at home, so Estancia will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. As for Laguna Acoma, they will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Navajo Prep at 3:00 p.m. Both teams will come into the matchup having just posted big wins, so someone is set to suffer a big change in fortunes.
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