Baseball Preview: Santa Fe Demons vs. Capital Jaguars
Santa Fe is 8-2 against Capital since March of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The Santa Fe Demons will look to defend their home field against the Capital Jaguars at 10:00 a.m. Santa Fe has now lost eight straight, leaving the team hunting for their first win since the sixth.
Santa Fe fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against Manzano on Saturday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Monarchs by a score of 5-4.
Matthew Armijo was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, after low-scoring totals in their previous three contests, Capital brought some dynamite into their most recent game. They walked away with a 12-9 victory over Kirtland Central on Wednesday. Considering Capital's hitters had been struggling lately, the high-scoring outing was a much-needed turnaround.
Santa Fe's defeat dropped their record down to 3-19. As for Capital, their win ended a five-game drought at home and bumped them up to 8-13.
Santa Fe skirted past Capital 15-14 in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Capital's Izaya Sanchez Valencia, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. Now that he won't be playing on Saturday, will it be that much easier for Santa Fe to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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