The Hozho Academy Wolves will head out to face off against the Jemez Valley Warrior at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Hozho Academy has eight straight wins, Jemez Valley has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Hozho Academy's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Navajo Pine with a sharp 14-0 victory. Considering the Wolves have won six contests by more than eight runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Hozho Academy let Keihin Kirk and Philip Elkins run wild. Kirk went a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, three RBI, and one stolen base, while Elkins went a perfect 2-for-2 with three RBI, two runs, and one triple. That's the most RBI Kirk has posted since back in March. Another player making a difference was Epraim Otero, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Hozho Academy was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .476. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .318 or higher in four consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Jemez Valley lost 19-3 to Oak Grove Classical Academy on Monday.
Hozho Academy pushed their record up to 12-4 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.2 runs over those games. As for Jemez Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 7-9.
Hozho Academy took their win against Jemez Valley when the teams last played back in April of 2024 by a conclusive 13-0 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Wolves 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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