Mesa Vista had lost eight straight on the road, but on Tuesday they dropped down to 2-12 to make it nine. They lost 15-8 to the Penasco Panthers. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last four times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Samuel Epling
| 04/21/26 @ Penasco | 3 |
| 04/21/26 @ Penasco | 2 |
| 04/20/26 @ McCurdy | 2 |
| 04/20/26 @ McCurdy | 1 |
| 04/16/26 @ Mora | 1 |
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Samuel Epling was cooking despite his team's loss, going a perfect 3-for-3 with three stolen bases, three RBI, and two runs. He has been hot, having posted at least one stolen base the last seven times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Mateo Sandoval, who got on base in three of his five plate appearances with two stolen bases, one run, and one RBI.
As for Penasco, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 9-13. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 14.5 runs over those games.
On Penasco's side, Andrew Archuleta made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. The dominant performance also gave Archuleta a new career-high in strikeouts (four). He was also stellar in the batter's box, going a perfect 3-for-3 with three stolen bases, four runs, and three RBI. He is becoming a predictor of Penasco's success: when he posts at least two stolen bases the team is 6-1 (and 3-12 when he doesn't).
In other batting news, Justin Pyne was excellent, going a perfect 3-for-3 with four RBI, two runs, and one stolen base. Penasco is undefeated when Pyne posts three or more RBI, but 6-13 otherwise.
We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. Mesa Vista is set to square off against their familiar foe Questa at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, Penasco will challenge rival Mora at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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