West Mesa is 2-8 against Eldorado since April of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The West Mesa Mustangs will head out on the road to face off against the Eldorado Golden Eagles at 10:00 a.m. Given that both teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
West Mesa is is headed into Saturday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their eighth straight game on Saturday. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 12-1 walloping at the hands of Piedra Vista.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Eldorado's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They fell just short of Rio Rancho by a score of 8-7. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Eldorado in their matchups with Rio Rancho: they've now lost six in a row.
Eldorado saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Timothy Kamphuis, who scored a run while going 3-for-4. Ethan Marquez was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
West Mesa's loss dropped their record down to 5-16. As for Eldorado, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 15-7.
West Mesa came out on top in a nail-biter against Eldorado in their previous meeting back in April of 2023, sneaking past 4-3. The rematch might be a little tougher for West Mesa since the squad 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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