Albuquerque Academy has gone 9-1 against Hope Christian recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Chargers will challenge the Huskies at 4:00 p.m. Albuquerque Academy is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9 runs per game this season.
Having struggled with three defeats in a row, Albuquerque Academy turned things around against Valley on Wednesday. They walked away with a 6-3 win over the Vikings. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last five times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Matthew Delaney
| 04/02/25 vs Valley | 9 |
| 03/27/25 @ La Cueva | 5 |
| 03/20/25 @ St. Pius X | 8 |
| 03/07/25 @ Bernalillo | 16 |
Matthew Delaney made a splash while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run while striking out nine over six innings pitched. That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in March. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with one RBI.
In other pitching news, Brian Valdez looked comfortable as he pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has become a key player for Albuquerque Academy: the team is 3-1 when he allows at most two hits, but 5-6 otherwise.
Delaney wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was AJ Lenhart, who scored a run while going 1-for-2. Another was Andrew Olson, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Hope Christian came tearing into Saturday's contest with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4.3 runs), and they left with even more momentum. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Eagles a 3-0 shutout.
Belen's batters probably weren't too happy with Jacob Gergen, who pitched a no hitter and racked up 11 Ks (he gave up zero walks). Gergen has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive appearances.
Albuquerque Academy now has a winning record of 8-7. As for Hope Christian, their record now sits at 10-4.
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