The Ruidoso Warriors will square off against the Santa Teresa Desert Warriors at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Ruidoso is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 12.5 runs per game this season.
On Saturday, Ruidoso didn't have quite enough to beat Tularosa and fell 5-4. The loss was the Warriors' first of the season.
Destiny Luevano
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Destiny Luevano was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-4. That's the most hits she has posted since back in April of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Talyn Ramos, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Even though they lost, Ruidoso was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .419. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .419 or higher in seven consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Santa Teresa never let their opponents score on Wednesday. They put the hurt on Mountain View with a sharp 18-0 victory. The result was nothing new for the Desert Warriors, who have now won seven contests by eight runs or more so far this season.
Santa Teresa is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 14.7 runs over those games. Having lost for the first time this season, Ruidoso fell to 7-1.
Ruidoso came up short against Santa Teresa in their previous meeting back in April of 2022, falling 13-10. Can Ruidoso avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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