On Wednesday, Hope Christian faced Sandia in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Hope Christian Huskies lost 8-1 to the Sandia Matadors. The Huskies have struggled against the Matadors recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost meetings.
Hope Christian saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Hunter Solwick, who went 1-for-2 with one RBI.
Hope Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 6-2. As for Sandia, their win was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-1.
Coming up, Hope Christian will be taking part in a tournament against Valley at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. Valley is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.2 runs per game this season. As for Sandia, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Volcano Vista at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. Sandia's pitching crew has only allowed 3.4 runs per game this season, so Volcano Vista's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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