La Cueva is 8-2 against Sandia since April of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The La Cueva Bears will head out on the road to face off against the Sandia Matadors at 10:00 a.m. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with La Cueva sitting on six straight victories and Sandia on five.
La Cueva is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Mexico's top teams: Cibola, who was ranked ninth in their home state at the time (La Cueva was ranked third). La Cueva walked away with a 13-8 win over Cibola on Tuesday.
Hannah Hunt was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over 4.2 innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits (and only one walk). Hunt was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two RBI.
In other batting news, La Cueva got a massive performance out of Addisen Byers, who went 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and a stolen base. Byers is on a roll when it comes to home runs, as she's now launched at least one in the last three games she's played. Another player making a difference was Kyra Zamora, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, Sandia earned a 9-6 victory over Volcano Vista on Wednesday.
La Cueva pushed their record up to 15-4 with that win, which was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Sandia, they have been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season.
Everything went La Cueva's way against Sandia when the teams last played back in April of 2023 as La Cueva made off with a 10-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for La Cueva 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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