The Volcano Vista Hawks will head out to take on the Sandia Matadors at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Volcano Vista sitting on three straight wins and Sandia on six.
Volcano Vista is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Mexico's top teams: Valley, who was ranked 18th at the time (Volcano Vista was ranked 17th). Volcano Vista walked away with a 14-9 victory over Valley on Wednesday.
Volcano Vista let Aiden Gonzales and Josiah Gutierrez run wild. Gonzales scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3, while Gutierrez scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. That's the most hits Gutierrez has posted since back in February. Aaron Sanchez was another key player, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
They weren't the only ones working in the hit department: Volcano Vista kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least 11 hits in four consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Sandia made easy work of Hope Christian on Wednesday and carried off an 8-1 win. Considering the Matadors have won eight matches by more than five runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Sandia's victory was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-1. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.5 runs on average over those games. As for Volcano Vista, their record is now 7-4.
Volcano Vista came up short against Sandia in their previous meeting last Tuesday, falling 11-8. Can Volcano Vista avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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