Wildcats
| 04/24/25 @ Mesa Vista | 27 |
| 04/03/25 vs Centennial | 22 |
| 04/07/25 vs Mesa Vista | 21 |
| 04/03/25 vs Centennial | 21 |
| 04/15/25 @ Penasco | 19 |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Questa). They blew past the Mesa Vista Trojans 27-2 on Thursday. The Wildcats have beaten the Trojans the last nine times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Trojans has come to flipping the script.
Ricardo Leon Jr. and Aliyah Santistevan made a big impact no matter where they played. Throwing, Leon Jr. struck out eight batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Meanwhile, Santistevan tossed two innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits. Questa is 2-1 when Santistevan allows two or fewer earned runs, but 5-10 otherwise. At the plate, Leon Jr. fired off one home run, three triples, and six RBI while going 5-for-6, while Santistevan got on base in three of his five plate appearances with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI. Those six RBI gave Leon Jr. a new career-high.
In other batting news, Carlos Ortega was incredible, getting on base in all five of his plate appearances with six stolen bases, four runs, and two doubles. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in hits (three). Adam Gordan was another key player, getting on base in four of his five plate appearances with seven stolen bases and three runs.
Questa lost a few balls and finished the game with two home runs. They are 3-1 when they post two or more home runs.
Questa's victory bumped their record up to 7-11. As for Mesa Vista, their loss dropped their record down to 1-10.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Questa beat the Trojans by a score of 27-4 later that day.
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