The Ruidoso Warriors will take on the Sandia Prep Sundevils at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Ruidoso sitting on four straight wins and Sandia Prep on three.
Last Monday, Ruidoso made easy work of Mescalero Apache and carried off a 13-1 victory. Considering the Warriors have won 12 matches by more than six runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
The home team had won the previous four meetings between Sandia Prep and East Mountain, and Sandia Prep kept the tradition alive. The Sundevils were the clear victors by an 18-3 margin over the Timberwolves on Thursday. That's two games straight that the Sundevils have won by exactly 15 runs.
Amelia Martinez was a major factor no matter where she played. She pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Martinez was even better at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 4-for-4. She has been hot recently, having posted three or more hits the last four times she's played.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Mariah Torres, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with four RBI, two runs, and two doubles. That's the most hits she has posted since back in April of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Madeline Draszkiewicz, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Sandia Prep was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .682. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .308 or higher in 12 consecutive games.
Ruidoso's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 14-2. The road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 20.0 runs over those games. As for Sandia Prep, their record now sits at 3-11.
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