The Laguna Acoma Hawks will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against the Sandia Prep Sundevils at 4:00 p.m. Laguna Acoma is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 12.4 runs per game this season.
Laguna Acoma put the finishing touches on their seventh blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Hozho Academy as Laguna Acoma made off with a 19-3 victory.
The team relied heavily on Brianna Filmer, who fired off four home runs and 11 RBI while going 4-for-4. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one home run the last three times she's played. Jazmyne Carrillo was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 3-for-3.
Meanwhile, sadly, Sandia Prep is still looking for their first win of the season after seven games. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 12-1 walloping at the hands of Hope Christian last Wednesday. Having soared to a lofty 14 runs in the game before, Sandia Prep couldn't push the score so high this time.
Sandia Prep saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Amelia Martinez, who went 1-for-2 with a double and an RBI.
Laguna Acoma's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-4. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 18.3 runs per game. As for Sandia Prep, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-7.
Sandia Prep's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Laguna Acoma has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 9 hits per game. It's a different story for Sandia Prep, though, as they've been averaging 18.6. Given Laguna Acoma's sizable advantage in that area, Sandia Prep will need to find a way to close that gap.
Laguna Acoma took their victory against Sandia Prep in their previous meeting back in April of 2022 by a conclusive 15-5. The rematch might be a little tougher for Laguna Acoma since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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