On Tuesday, Eldorado faced Rio Rancho in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Eldorado Golden Eagles fell just short of the Rio Rancho Rams by a score of 8-7. Eldorado has struggled against Rio Rancho recently, as their matchup on Tuesday was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Eldorado saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Timothy Kamphuis, who scored a run while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Ethan Marquez, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Eldorado's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 15-7. As for Rio Rancho, the victory was the tenth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 20-3.
Eldorado has the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome West Mesa at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Eldorado is facing West Mesa at the right time seeing as West Mesa is stuck on an eight-game losing streak. As for Rio Rancho, they will head out on the road to take on Cibola at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Rio Rancho is looking to tack on another W to their five-game streak on the road.
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