After a string of 18 wins, West Las Vegas's good fortune finally ran out on Wednesday. They lost 10-4 to the Sandia Matadors. West Las Vegas has not had much luck with Sandia recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Alexis Pacheco was cooking despite her team's loss, going 2-for-4 with a home run, two stolen bases, and two RBI. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times she's played. Another player making a difference was Tyra Horner, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
On Sandia's side, Liliana Villanueva spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and two unearned) runs on seven hits and racked up 12 Ks.
On the hitting side, Alissa Ahmed was incredible, going 3-for-4 with a home run, five RBI, and three runs. Mia Duran was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
West Las Vegas' loss ended a six-game streak of away wins and brought them to 18-2. As for Sandia, their victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 15-9.
West Las Vegas will head out on the road to square off against Albuquerque Academy at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Albuquerque Academy is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.8 runs per game this season. As for Sandia, they will head out on the road to take on West Mesa at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Sandia is facing West Mesa at the right time seeing as West Mesa is stuck on an eight-game losing streak.
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