The Estancia Bears will take on the Loving Falcons at 9:00 a.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Estancia is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They blew past Eunice 22-6. The win was nothing new for Estancia as they're now sitting on 16 straight.
Rylynn Velarde was a standout: she went 3-for-3 with three runs, four RBI, and two doubles. The team also got some help courtesy of Gabriella Villafuerte, who scored four runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3.
Meanwhile, Loving came tearing into Wednesday's game with eight straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 13.3 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They never let the Mavericks onto the board and left with a 16-0 victory.
Estancia's win bumped their record up to 24-2. As for Loving, their victory bumped their record up to 22-2.
Estancia suffered a grim 14-4 defeat to Loving when the teams last played back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Loving's Sierra Rodriguez, who went 3-for-3 with a home run, six RBI, and four runs. Now that Estancia knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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