It was a good run, but Los Lunas unfortunately witnessed the end of their ten-game winning streak on Saturday. They fell 4-1 to the Albuquerque Bulldogs. Los Lunas was red-hot at the plate headed into the match (they scored no less than ten runs in the six matchups prior) but Albuquerque's pitcher proved too tough.
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.
At the plate, Los Lunas saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Sarah Love, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-2. Love has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times she's played.
On Albuquerque's side, Raquel Waldrop made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out seven batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Waldrop was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-4 with a home run and two RBI.
Los Lunas' defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 16-7. As for Albuquerque, their win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 20-5.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Los Lunas beat Albuquerque by a score of 11-10 later that day.
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