On Saturday, Albuquerque faced Los Lunas in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Albuquerque Bulldogs came out on top against the Los Lunas Tigers by a score of 4-1. Winning may never get old, but Albuquerque sure is getting used to it with their 11th in a row.
Raquel Waldrop made a splash no matter where she played. She struck out seven batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Waldrop has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. Waldrop was also big at the plate, going 1-for-4 with a home run and two RBI.
Waldrop wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Yaslene Jimenez, who went 1-for-3 with a home run.
On Los Lunas' side, Brooke Baca spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered four earned runs on eight hits and racked up nine Ks.
Albuquerque's victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 20-5. As for Los Lunas, their loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 16-7.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: they beat Albuquerque by a score of 11-10 later that day.
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