Jemez Valley was not able to break out of their rough patch in Saturday's first game as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. Their rough 15-3 defeat to the Mesilla Valley Christian School SonBlazers might stick with them for a while. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Jemez Valley of the 20-6 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in April of 2023.
Jemez Valley saw eight different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brandon Sandia, who scored no runs while going 1-for-3.
On Mesilla Valley Christian School's side, Westin Marr made a big impact no matter where he played. He struck out six batters over 4.2 innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits. Marr was even better at the plate, going 2-for-3 with four RBI and a stolen base.
In other batting news, Colton Cathey and Davis Coyle did most of the damage at the plate: Cathey scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Coyle scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-5. The team also got some help courtesy of Payton Tharpe, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Jemez Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Mesilla Valley Christian School, their victory bumped their record up to 7-1.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: they beat Jemez Valley by a score of 31-6 later that day.
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