On Friday, Las Cruces faced Centennial in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Las Cruces Bulldawgs fell 12-9 to the Centennial Hawks. The loss continues a trend for Las Cruces in their matchups with Centennial: they've now lost four in a row.
Wyatt Major stepped up to lead a balanced group of hitters: he scored two runs while going 2-for-4. Lucas Hernandez was another key contributor, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Even though they lost, Las Cruces was hitting in the alleys and finished the game with six doubles. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Centennial only hit two.
On Centennial's side, Samuel Navaez looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Navaez has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Centennial got a big performance out of Mateo Marquez, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Chase Sanchez, who scored three runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Las Cruces' defeat dropped their record down to 16-9. As for Centennial, they have been performing well recently as they've won 15 of their last 18 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 18-7 record this season.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: they beat Las Cruces by a score of 2-0 later that day.
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