It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Las Cruces can now relate to. They fell 5-1 to the Sandia Matadors on Saturday. Las Cruces' defeat continues a trend for the squad, making it five in a row.
Las Cruces saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Zakye Hawkins, who scored a run and stole three bases while going 1-for-3. Hawkins has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Las Cruces' loss dropped their record down to 16-12. As for Sandia, the victory was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 21-7.
Las Cruces does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Sandia, they will take on Organ Mountain at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday. Organ Mountain's pitching crew has only allowed 2.7 runs per game this season, so Sandia's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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