Baseball Recap: Hatch Valley Picks Up Fourth Consecutive Win

Bears

Margin (Wins)

03/25/25 @ Lordsburg	23
04/23/25 @ Hot Springs	14
03/20/25 vs Zuni	11
04/16/25 vs Socorro	10
03/13/25 vs Silver	7

Hatch Valley came tearing into Wednesday's match with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.3 runs), and they left with even more momentum. They were the clear victors by a 16-2 margin over the Hot Springs Tigers. Considering the Bears have won six games by more than five runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.

The team relied heavily on RAY RUIZ, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with one home run, three runs, and two RBI. He has become a key player for Hatch Valley: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 5-11 otherwise. RICKY SOTO was another key player, going 2-for-3 with four RBI, one stolen base, and one run.

Hatch Valley pushed their record up to 9-11 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. Those road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. As for Hot Springs, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost nine of their last ten contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 5-12-1 record this season.

Hatch Valley will have a chance to go back-to-back against Hot Springs: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday.