Baseball Recap: Santa Fe Indian Braves vs. Cobre Indians
On Thursday, Santa Fe Indian faced Cobre in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Santa Fe Indian Braves fell just short of the Cobre Indians by a score of 4-3.
Talyn Kewalestena was huge no matter where he played even without the win. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing 5.2 innings while giving up just two earned runs off eight hits (he also didn't allow any walks). Kewalestena was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-3 with a stolen base, a double, and an RBI. Kewalestena is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: he's stolen at least one every time he's taken the field this season.
In other batting news, Dontrell Aguilar made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-3 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
On Cobre's side, Livan Hernandez was incredible, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4.
Santa Fe Indian's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 4-2. As for Cobre, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-3-1 record this season.
Santa Fe Indian will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Robertson at 3:00 p.m. As for Cobre, they will head out on the road to take on Hatch Valley at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Cobre is facing Hatch Valley at the right time seeing as Hatch Valley is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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