Rio Grande waltzed into their game on Friday with eight straight wins... but they left with nine. They put the hurt on the Manzano Monarchs with a sharp 12-2 win. The result was nothing new for Rio Grande, who have now won six matches by nine runs or more so far this season.
For Manzano's part, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Braeden Lucero, who scored a run while going 1-for-1.
Rio Grande pushed their record up to 12-4 with that victory, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Manzano, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 8-11.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Rio Grande beat Manzano by a score of 14-1 later that day.
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