La Cueva and Sandia are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2022, but likely not for long. The La Cueva Bears will head out on the road to take on the Sandia Matadors at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. La Cueva is looking to tack on another W to their eight-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
La Cueva is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Mexico's top teams: Cleveland, who was ranked fourth in their home state at the time (La Cueva was ranked first). La Cueva came out on top in a nail-biter against Cleveland on Wednesday and snuck past 5-4.
Meanwhile, Sandia stacked an eighth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Saturday. They blew past Eldorado 15-9. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Sandia considering their one-run performance the matchup before.
La Cueva is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-2 record this season. As for Sandia, their victory bumped their record up to 15-5.
La Cueva came up short against Sandia when the teams last played back in March, falling 8-3. Can La Cueva avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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