
Cougars
03/19/25 vs Del Norte | 16-0 |
03/17/25 vs Eldorado | 7-4 |
03/15/25 vs Organ Mountain | 18-10 |
03/15/25 vs Organ Mountain | 7-6 |
03/11/25 vs West Mesa | 11-0 |
+ 3 more games |
Cibola put another one in the bag on Wednesday to keep their perfect season alive. They never let the Del Norte Knights get on the board and left with a 16-0 victory. The result was nothing new for the Cougars, who have now won four games by eight runs or more so far this season.
Presley Peek-Ruscetti made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and only one walk). Peek-Ruscetti was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Cibola let Maci Melvin and Athena Joyce run wild. Melvin went 2-for-3 with four RBI, two runs, and one double, while Joyce scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Vanessa Romero, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2.
Cibola kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 14 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least nine hits in seven consecutive matchups.
Cibola pushed their record up to 8-0 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.9 runs on average over those games. As for Del Norte, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-8.
Looking ahead, Cibola will square off against Albuquerque at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday. Albuquerque will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last. As for Del Norte, they will head out on the road to face off against Eldorado at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday. Del Norte has given up an average of 17 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
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