Friendswood snaps 14-game streak of wins at home

By Team Reports Mar 19, 2024, 8:24pm

Recap: Friendswood Mustangs vs. Santa Fe Indians

It was a good run, but Friendswood unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Tuesday. They took a 6-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Santa Fe Indians. Friendswood was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Santa Fe apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in March of 2023.

For Santa Fe's part, Steven De Los Santos made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits. De Los Santos was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-2 with two RBI and a double.

De Los Santos wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Jayce Richardson, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Reese Brewer, who went 2-for-3 with an RBI.

Friendswood's loss ended a 14-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 17-2-1. As for Santa Fe, they have been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-7-1 record this season.

While Friendswood had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.

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