Los Lunas has been on the road for two straight, but on Saturday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Rio Grande Ravens at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. One thing working in Los Lunas' favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last four contests.
In what's become a running theme this season, Los Lunas gave their fans yet another huge win on Friday. They never let Capital onto the board and left with an 18-0 victory. While fans of Los Lunas might be used to big wins, the 18-run margin marked the team's biggest one yet.
Brooke Baca made a splash no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over four innings pitched. Baca was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
In other batting news, Los Lunas got a massive performance out of Haidyn Garley, who went 3-for-4 with a home run, three runs, and three RBI. Garley has been hot recently, having posted three or more hits the last three times she's played. Another player making a difference was Aleigha Romero, who scored three runs while going 3-for-3.
Meanwhile, Rio Grande fell victim to Albuquerque and their airtight pitching crew on Saturday. They suffered a rough 22-0 loss at the hands of the Bulldogs. That's two games in a row now that Rio Grande has lost by exactly 22 runs.
Los Lunas is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-6 record this season. As for Rio Grande, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-16.
Los Lunas took their win against Rio Grande when the teams last played back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 17-0. Will Los Lunas repeat their success, or does Rio Grande have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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