Softball Recap: Silver Picks Up Fifth Consecutive Victory

Slvr Ftg Colts

Previous 5 Games

04/13/26 @ Deming	8-2
04/09/26 @ Santa Teresa	17-2
04/09/26 @ Santa Teresa	19-3
04/06/26 vs Santa Teresa	16-2
04/01/26 vs Cobre	10-0

Silver extended their winning streak to five on Monday, bumping them up to 12-7. They were the clear victors by an 8-2 margin over the Deming Wildcats. That's more bragging rights for the Slvr Ftg Colts, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.

Azariah Madrid made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out ten batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits. She has been consistent: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in five consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with one home run and two RBI.

In other batting news, Kenia Nieto was excellent, going 3-for-4 with two doubles, one run, and one RBI. Those three hits gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Mia Sanchez, who went 2-for-4 with two runs.

Silver was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .406. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .379 or higher in three consecutive games.

As for Deming, their loss was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 8-13. Having soared to a lofty 16 runs in the game before, they couldn't push the score so high this time.

On Deming's side, Cristal Enriquez was cooking despite her team's loss, getting on base in all three of her plate appearances with one stolen base and one run.

Coming up, Silver will square off against Cobre at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Deming will be paying especially close attention to the Slvr Ftg Colts' contest: after the Slvr Ftg Colts face off against the Indians, they'll take on Deming again at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.