The Cleveland Storm will face off against the Volcano Vista Hawks at 3:00 p.m. on Friday.
Cleveland is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Mexico's top teams: Piedra Vista, who was ranked 12th at the time (Cleveland was ranked fourth). The Storm took a 4-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Panthers on Tuesday. The Storm's defeat signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.
Meanwhile, Volcano Vista narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Farmington 4-3. The win continues a trend for the Hawks in their matchups with the Scorpions: they've now won four in a row.
Volcano Vista's victory was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Noah Massey, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI.
Volcano Vista's win bumped their record up to 12-7. As for Cleveland, their loss was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 13-6.
Cleveland took their victory against Volcano Vista when the teams last played back in April of 2024 by a conclusive 12-1 score. Will the Storm repeat their success, or do the Hawks have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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