Albuquerque Academy is 1-9 against Bernalillo since April of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Albuquerque Academy Chargers will look to defend their home field against the Bernalillo Spartans at 4:00 p.m. Albuquerque Academy is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 9.9 runs per game this season.
Albuquerque Academy never got on the board in their matchup on Saturday, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against Del Norte on Tuesday. They walked away with a 17-13 victory over the Knights.
Melissa Purcella made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 18 batters over eight innings while giving up just one earned (and 11 unearned) runs off nine hits. Purcella was also big at the plate, firing off two home runs, four runs, and four RBI while going 4-for-5.
In other batting news, Brooklynn Dominguez and Bella Swanson did most of the damage at the plate: Dominguez scored three runs while going 4-for-6, while Swanson scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-5. Samantha Walker was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, after a string of five wins, Bernalillo's good fortune finally ran out on Monday. They fell 6-2 to Robertson. Having soared to a lofty 18 runs in the game before, Bernalillo couldn't push the score so high this time.
Albuquerque Academy's win bumped their record up to 9-6. As for Bernalillo, their loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 12-6.
Albuquerque Academy came up short against Bernalillo in their previous meeting back in May of 2023, falling 13-9. Can Albuquerque Academy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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