Laguna Acoma is 9-1 against Zuni since April of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Laguna Acoma Hawks will head out on the road to take on the Zuni Thunderbirds at 3:00 p.m. Laguna Acoma will be looking to extend their current six-game winning streak.
Laguna Acoma stacked a seventh blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard in Friday's second game. They were the clear victor by a 14-2 margin over Thoreau.
The team relied heavily on Patrick Smith, who went 2-for-2 with a home run, two stolen bases, and four RBI. He has been hot recently, having posted two or more stolen bases the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Tagoya Pedro, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, Zuni unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak on Saturday. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 15-5 walloping at the hands of Magdalena. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Zuni in their matchups with Magdalena: they've now lost six in a row.
Keanu Laweka made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3.
Laguna Acoma's victory bumped their record up to 9-4. As for Zuni, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-8.
Laguna Acoma took their win against Zuni when the teams last played back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 13-6. The rematch might be a little tougher for Laguna Acoma since the squad 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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