Cougars
| 03/19/25 vs Del Norte | 16 |
| 05/09/25 vs Albuquerque | 12 |
| 03/04/25 @ Sandia | 12 |
| 03/11/25 vs West Mesa | 11 |
| 04/18/25 vs Cleveland | 9 |
Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Cibola walked away with it. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Albuquerque Bulldogs a 12-0 shutout on Friday. The Cougars might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine matchups by six runs or more this season.
Gabrielle Moncada made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run while striking out ten over five innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in seven consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with two RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Angelica Medina, who went 2-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, and two doubles. Those two doubles gave her a new career-high. Ashley Varela was another key player, going a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs and two RBI.
Cibola always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .645. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Albuquerque only posted an OBP of .333.
Cibola has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games. That's provided a nice bump to their 22-5 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.9 runs on average over those games. As for Albuquerque, they dropped their record down to 14-11 with the defeat, which was their third straight on the road.
Looking ahead, Cibola will face off against Alamogordo at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. The Tigers will roll in looking for their sixth straight victory, something the Cougars surely won't give up without a fight. Albuquerque does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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