It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Las Cruces can now relate to. They lost 10-4 to the Sandia Matadors on Friday. Las Cruces just can't catch a break and has now endured four losses in a row.
Zakye Hawkins was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Las Cruces' defeat dropped their record down to 16-11. As for Sandia, they have been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 20-7 record this season.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: they beat Las Cruces by a score of 5-1.
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