The Belen Eagles will challenge the Albuquerque Academy Chargers at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Belen sitting on five straight wins and Albuquerque Academy on four.
Belen is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They put the hurt on Aztec with a sharp 12-2 victory. Belen might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won 12 matches by nine runs or more this season.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Monday Albuquerque Academy sidestepped Los Alamos for a 4-2 win.
Satish Raichur made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He struck out seven batters over 6.1 innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits. Raichur was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-2 with an RBI.
In other batting news, Mark McNaney and Andrew Olson did most of the damage at the plate: McNaney went 1-for-3 with a home run, while Olson scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Belen's victory was their 13th straight at home, which pushed their record up to 20-8. As for Albuquerque Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a massive bump to their 17-10 record this season.
Belen beat Albuquerque Academy 7-2 in their previous matchup back in April. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Raichur, who scored a run while going 4-for-4. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Belen still be able to contain Raichur? There's only one way to find out.
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