
Spartans
03/31/25 vs Valley | 26 |
03/17/25 vs Mater Academy East Las Vegas | 10 |
03/26/25 vs Boulder City | 8 |
03/11/25 vs Legacy | 7 |
02/28/25 vs Carson | 7 |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Cimarron-Memorial). They never let the Valley Vikings get on the board and left with a 26-0 win on Monday. The victory continues a trend for the Spartans in their matchups with the Vikings: they've now won three in a row.
Jonathan Santacruz was a major factor no matter where he played. He struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and only one walk). Those seven strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Gauge Elder was a standout: he got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one home run, four runs, and five RBI. Those four runs gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Mares Kai, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Cimarron-Memorial always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .676. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Cimarron-Memorial's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-13. As for Valley, they dropped their record down to 0-5 with the loss, which was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Cimarron-Memorial will have a chance to go back-to-back against Valley: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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