The Sandia Matadors will venture away from home to face off against the Capital Jaguars at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Sandia has six straight wins, Capital has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Sandia gave up the first runs on Wednesday, but they didn't let that get them down. They walked away with an 8-5 victory over Volcano Vista.
Meanwhile, Capital came up short against Eldorado on Monday and fell 14-11.
Jadyn Padilla was cooking despite her team's loss, going 2-for-5 with one triple, two RBI, and one run. Madelyn Rodriguez also deserves some recognition as she got her first hit of the season.
Sandia's win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 13-8. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.4 runs on average over those games. As for Capital, their loss dropped their record down to 11-9-1.
Sandia suffered a grim 22-14 defeat to Capital in their previous meeting back in April of 2019. Can the Matadors avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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