In what's become a running theme this season, Sandia Prep gave their fans yet another huge victory on Friday. They blew past the Raton Tigers 11-1. 11 seems to be a good number for Sandia Prep as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Matteo Herrera made a big impact no matter where he played. He tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also only allowed one walk). Herrera has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up a single hit in three consecutive pitching appearances. Herrera was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Logan Lemons was excellent, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Ben Valdez, who scored a run while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
On Raton's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Azden Romero, who went 1-for-2 with a double.
The victory (which was Sandia Prep's third in a row) raised their record to 4-5. They've been dominating during the games in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 8.7 runs. As for Raton, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-6.
Sandia Prep will be playing in front of their home fans against West Mesa at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday. West Mesa has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 8.56 runs per game on average), something Sandia Prep will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Raton, they will square off against Menaul/Oak Grove at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Raton has given up an average of 10.4 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
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