Hope Christian is 0-8 against Bernalillo since May of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Hope Christian Huskies will be staying on the road to face off against the Bernalillo Spartans at 4:00 p.m. Hope Christian is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 9.8 runs per game this season.
Last Tuesday, Hope Christian fell victim to a tough 14-3 loss at the hands of Del Norte.
Zo? Mangrum was cooking despite her team's loss, going 2-for-3 with a home run and two RBI. She is on a roll when it comes to home runs, as she's now launched at least one in the last three games she's played.
Meanwhile, Bernalillo faced West Las Vegas in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. Bernalillo took a 6-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of West Las Vegas. Having soared to a lofty 17 runs in the game before, Bernalillo couldn't push the score so high this time.
Bernalillo saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Teyonna Trancosa, who went 3-for-3 with a double.
Hope Christian now has a losing record at 9-10. As for Bernalillo, their defeat dropped their record down to 14-7.
Both both teams just can't seem to miss. Hope Christian has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 9.5 hits per game. However, it's not like Bernalillo struggles in that department as they've been averaging only 5.6. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Hope Christian suffered a grim 20-2 defeat to Bernalillo in their previous meeting on April 2nd. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Bernalillo's Autumn Arriola, who struck out 11 batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off seven hits (and not a single walk). Now that Hope Christian knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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