The Mayfield Trojans will challenge the La Cueva Bears at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Mayfield sitting on seven straight victories and La Cueva on 14.
Mayfield is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They walked away with a 10-7 win over Rio Rancho.
Meanwhile, La Cueva owes their pitching crew a big pat on the back after their performance on Friday. They came out on top against Volcano Vista by a score of 5-0.
The result came thanks to Liliana Montoya's shutout, as she gave up just four hits and racked up 12 Ks. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Madison George was excellent, going 1-for-2 with a home run. The team also got some help courtesy of Antonya Lucero, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Mayfield's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 17-10. As for La Cueva, their win bumped their record up to 23-4.
Mayfield suffered a grim 14-5 defeat to La Cueva when the teams last played back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of La Cueva's Addisen Byers, who fired off three home runs, seven RBI, and four runs while going 4-for-5. Now that Mayfield knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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