Matadors
| 03/21/25 @ Cibola | 4 |
| 03/19/25 vs Los Alamos | 18 |
| 03/15/25 vs St. Pius X | 12 |
| 03/14/25 vs Bloomfield | 19 |
| 03/13/25 @ Albuquerque | 10 |
| + 3 more games |
The Sandia Matadors will head out on the road to take on the Rio Rancho Rams at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Sandia is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.8 runs per game this season.
Sandia is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Mexico's top teams: Cibola, who was ranked third at the time (Sandia was ranked 12th). Sandia came up short against Cibola on Friday, falling 10-4. The Matadors haven't had much luck with the Cougars recently, as the team has come up short the last seven times they've met.
Sandia saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Mia Duran, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. Duran also put up a double, which was her first of the season.
Meanwhile, Rio Rancho fell victim to La Cueva and their airtight pitching crew on Friday. They lost 14-0 to the Bears. Having soared to a lofty 20 runs in the game before, the Rams' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Sandia's defeat dropped their record down to 4-4. As for Rio Rancho, they moved to 5-4 with that loss, which also ended their four-game winning streak.
Sandia couldn't quite get it done against Rio Rancho when the teams last played back in March of 2024 as they fell 6-3. Can Sandia avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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