The Northwest Falcons are taking a road trip to square off against the Laguna Acoma Hawks at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday. Northwest comes in still looking for their first win of the season.
Northwest lost 24-2 to Hozho Academy on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, Laguna Acoma made easy work of Navajo Pine on Thursday and carried off a 17-6 victory. The result was nothing new for the Hawks, who have now won eight matchups by seven runs or more so far this season.
Ciandra Lucero made a big impact no matter where she played. She struck out eight batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Those eight strikeouts gave her a new career-high. She was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run.
In other batting news, Laguna Acoma got a massive performance out of Madelyn Brown, who got on base in all four of her plate appearances with five stolen bases, two runs, and one double. With that strong performance, Brown is now averaging an impressive 1.2 stolen bases per game. Another player making a difference was Kaylee Lorenzo, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with three runs, one stolen base, and two RBI.
Laguna Acoma was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .536. They are 13-2 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Laguna Acoma is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-7 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.4 runs over those games. As for Northwest, their loss dropped their record down to 0-19.
Everything went Northwest's way against Laguna Acoma in their previous matchup back in May of 2022, as Northwest made off with an 18-12 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Falcons since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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