The Bernalillo Spartans are on the road again on Thursday to play the Belen Eagles at 10:00 a.m. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Bernalillo put the finishing touches on their fifth blowout victory of the season on Wednesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Pojoaque Valley a 9-0 shutout.
Not much got past Hondo Baca, who gave up just three hits to keep Pojoaque Valley off the board. Baca has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Uriel Castro, who went 2-for-4 with a triple, a stolen base, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Kaiden Candelaria, who went 2-for-4 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Belen waltzed into their contest on Wednesday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. They skirted past the Rams 5-4.
Bernalillo's victory bumped their record up to 8-3. As for Belen, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season.
Bernalillo skirted past Belen 2-0 when the teams last played back in April of 2021. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Belen's Tyler Martinez, who didn't allow a single earned run over six innings pitched. Now that he won't be playing on Thursday, will it be that much easier for Bernalillo to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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