On Saturday, Mayfield faced Las Cruces in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Mayfield Trojans narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Las Cruces Bulldawgs 9-8. That's more bragging rights for Mayfield, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
For Las Cruces' part, Erica Silva was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Mayfield's win bumped their record up to 6-4. As for Las Cruces, they have not been sharp recently as the team has lost four of their last five matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-5 record this season.
Mayfield didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 4-2 victory vs. Silver on the 16th. Las Cruces has also already played their next matchup, a 13-12 defeat against Farmington on the 16th.
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