After flying high against Rehoboth Christian last Tuesday, Sandia Prep came back down to earth. The Sandia Prep Sundevils fell 5-1 to the New Mexico Military Institute Colts on Saturday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Sandia Prep of the 3-1 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture on April 2nd.
Sandia Prep saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jonas Mahboub, who went 1-for-2 with an RBI.
On New Mexico Military Institute's side, Tegin Maloney was a major factor no matter where he played. He struck out ten batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Maloney has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances. Maloney was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-1.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Grant Maloney, who went 3-for-3 with two stolen bases, four RBI, and a double. Another player making a difference was Javier Yepiz Galindo, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Sandia Prep has not been sharp recently as the team has lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-10 record this season. As for New Mexico Military Institute, the win was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 11-4.
While Sandia Prep had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair will be back at it again later today.
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