After flying high against Capitan on Saturday, Lordsburg came back down to earth. The Mavericks came up short against the Mesilla Valley Christian School SonBlazers on Tuesday, falling 25-6. The defeat continues a trend for the Mavericks in their meetings with the SonBlazers: they've now lost eight in a row.
Anthony Retana
| 03/20/26 @ Thoreau | 4 |
| 03/20/26 @ Thoreau | 3 |
| 03/19/26 @ Jemez Valley | 3 |
| 04/21/26 vs Mesilla Valley Christian School | 2 |
| 04/18/26 vs Capitan | 2 |
| + 1 more games |
Lordsburg saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Anthony Retana, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with two triples, two runs, and one stolen base. Retana is becoming a predictor of the Mavericks' success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 4-1 (and 0-7 when he doesn't).
Lordsburg's loss dropped their record down to 4-8. As for Mesilla Valley Christian School, the victory (which was their seventh in a row) raised their record to 10-3.
We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. Lordsburg will take on rival Capitan at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Meanwhile, Mesilla Valley Christian School is set to square off against their familiar foe Mescalero Apache at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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