Baseball Recap: Tuesday's Victory Is Santa Rosa's Seventh in Last Eight Outings

Lions

Margin (Wins)

04/03/25 vs Capitan	31
04/08/25 @ Pecos	22
03/21/25 vs Rehoboth Christian	18
04/01/25 @ Raton	17
03/25/25 @ Melrose	16

It was a proper cat-fight when Santa Rosa challenged Pecos on Tuesday. The Lions put the hurt on the Panthers with a sharp 28-6 win. Considering the Lions have won eight matchups by more than six runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.

Joshua Cordova was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits over four innings pitched. Cordova was even better at the plate, firing off six RBI, four runs, and three doubles while going 5-for-6. That's the most hits he has posted since back in April of 2024.

In other batting news, Santa Rosa got a massive performance out of Josiah Barela, who scored four runs and stole a base while going 3-for-5. The dominant performance also gave Barela a new career-high in doubles (two). Another player making a difference was Andre Chavez, who went 3-for-4 with three runs, three RBI, and one triple.

Santa Rosa has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 21.9 runs over those games. As for Pecos, they dropped their record down to 5-11 with the loss, which was their third straight at home.

Looking ahead, Santa Rosa is taking a road trip to take on Logan at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Lions' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Longhorns have averaged an impressive 17.8 runs per game this season. As for Pecos, they will challenge Oak Grove Classical Academy at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Owls have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 12.29 runs per game on average), something the Panthers will no doubt try to take advantage of.