Eldorado faced Sandia in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Monday. The Golden Eagles had just enough and edged out the Matadors 10-8. The victory was nothing new for the Golden Eagles as they're now sitting on four straight.
Timothy Kamphuis
| 04/28/25 vs Sandia | 3 |
| 04/13/24 vs Sandia | 2 |
| 04/07/25 @ Capital | 1 |
| 04/07/25 @ Capital | 1 |
| 03/22/25 @ Cleveland | 1 |
The team relied heavily on Timothy Kamphuis, who went a perfect 4-for-4 with one home run, six RBI, and three doubles. Those three doubles gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Cirillio Martinez, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with three runs.
Eldorado was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .423. They are a perfect 11-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Eldorado's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-7. The home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.3 runs over those games. As for Sandia, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 18-5.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Eldorado will challenge Los Lunas at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Sandia, they will head out to face off against La Cueva at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The Bears will roll in looking for their 12th straight win, something the Matadors surely won't give up without a fight.
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