NMAA Weekend Recap (April 8)

Article and Photos by Jonathan Noah Padilla

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Baseball Valley vs Atrisco Heritage Final score Vikings 3 Jaguars 2

Valley held off a feisty Atrisco squad on Saturday. There were opportunities for both teams to change the momentum but the defenses were stout from both dugouts. The Vikings came out of a bases loaded jam while surrendering only one run to the Jaguars in the fourth inning. That was Atrisco’s best chance to tally up some run support for starting pitcher Christopher Elliot, who pitched wire to wire. The Vikings tied the game in the bottom of the fourth and the score remained two a piece until Valley pushed a run across in extra innings to win the game in the bottom of the 8th. Jayden Williams had a dominant three innings pitched in relief for Valley as he struck out 5 out of the 10 batters he faced and gave up no hits.

Baseball Sandia vs Eldorado Final scores (Matadors 11 Eagles 1, Matadors 14 Eagles 4)

Sandia and Eldorado had a double header on Saturday. The Matadors were victorious in both. Game 1 had a final score of 11-1 in 5 innings and game 2 went 6 innings with a final score of 14-4. In the second game, Eldorado senior Kaleb Carnes added another homerun to his season, bringing his total to six, which is good enough for a tie for the lead in New Mexico with Centennial stand out, Steven Milam. Sandia senior Danny Santaigo went 4 for 4 with 2 RBI’s. Sophomore Adriel Figueroa-Brito was 3 for 4, smacking 3 doubles while bringing in 3 runs for Sandia. Senior Justin Peterson pitched a complete game for the Matadors.

Softball Sandia vs Eldorado Final scores (Matadors 11 Eagles 3, Matadors 14 Eagles 5)

Sandia and Eldorado softball also had a double header on Saturday. The Matadors also took both games in this series with final scores of 11-3 and 14-5.

Baseball Sandia Prep vs Hope Christian Final score Sundevils 3 Huskies 6

Sandia Prep and Hope Christian squared off on Saturday April 8. The Huskies put 2 runs on the board in the top off the first and never surrendered the lead. Sandia Prep managed to score 3 runs but couldn’t get a rally going to complete the comeback. Hope juniors, Alex Bradberry and Gavin Pena, both went 2 for 4 while accounting for 4 of the Huskies 6 runs. Winning pitcher, junior, Joseph Marek pitched 6 innings with 9 strikeouts. Fellow junior, Brandon Chavez, closed the game for the save.

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