East Mountain waltzed into their game on Tuesday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. They never let the Sandia Prep Sundevils onto the board and left with a 4-0 win. That's more bragging rights for East Mountain, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
The result came thanks to Logan Aucker's shutout, as he gave up just three hits and racked up 16 Ks.
On the hitting side, Rylen Radosevich was excellent, going 2-for-3 with a triple, a run, and an RBI. Another player making a difference was Charles Birdwell, who scored a run while going 3-for-4.
On Sandia Prep's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Landon Hardcastle, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base and a double.
East Mountain has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 matches, which provided a massive bump to their 16-7 record this season. As for Sandia Prep, their loss dropped their record down to 10-13.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. East Mountain will face off against Tucumcari at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Tucumcari is coming into the contest with six straight defeats at home, meaning East Mountain will have to defend against a team hungry for a victory. As for Sandia Prep, they will head out on the road to challenge Ruidoso at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Ruidoso is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.4 runs per game this season.
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