La Cueva plays Los Lunas in metro baseball quarterfinals: Photos

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La Cueva’s Drew Watkins connects on a base hit during a metro baseball tournament quarterfinals game against Los Lunas on March 20. The Bears are the favorites to repeat as champions of the state tournament, which begins Thursday.
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La Cueva’s Drew Watkins (23) high-fives a teammate in the dugout after scoring a run against Los Lunas in a metro baseball quarterfinal game Thursday at La Cueva High School.
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La Cueva’s Everett Burdett reaches second base covered by Los Lunas’ Matthew Castillo during the metro baseball tournament quarterfinal at La Cueva High School on Thursday March 20, 2025.
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Los Lunas’’ Matthew Castillo turns the double play during a metro baseball tournament quarterfinals game against La Cueva at La Cueva High School on Thursday March 20, 2025.
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Los Lunas’ Matthew Castillo runs to third base during the metro baseball tournament quarterfinals game against La Cueva at La Cueva High School on Thursday March 20, 2025.
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La Cueva’s Brady McConkey greets teammate Chase Qualler after Qualler scores against Los Lunas during a Metro Tournament quarterfinal on March 20.
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La Cueva’s Brady McConkey fields the ball to first during a game against Los Lunas during the metro baseball tournament quarterfinal at La Cueva High School on Thursday March 20, 2025.
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La Cueva’s Dylan Blomker was a first-time All-Metro pitcher last season, though he was also a force at the plate. He has an important stretch of games coming up that could help decide his baseball path.
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Los Lunas’ Kaiden Reese throws a pitch against La Cueva during the metro baseball tournament quarterfinal at La Cueva High School on Thursday March 20, 2025.
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