Softball Game Preview: Keystone Heights Indians vs. Santa Fe Raiders

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Keystone Heights and Santa Fe are an even 5-5 against one another since March of 2019, but likely not for long. The Indians will be playing in front of their home fans against the Raiders at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Keystone Heights has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with five straight defeats, while Santa Fe will come in with 11 straight wins.

Keystone Heights lost 12-1 to University Christian on Monday.

Keystone Heights saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tayler Buchanan, who went 1-for-2 with one triple and one run.

Meanwhile, while Santa Fe put up plenty of runs on Monday, the same can't be said for Buchholz. The Raiders put the hurt on the Bobcats with a sharp 16-0 victory. Considering the Raiders have won seven contests by more than seven runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.

Ryleigh Davis looked comfortable as she tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits.

At the plate, the team relied heavily on Madisen Crosby, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, five RBI, and three runs. Those five RBI gave her a new career-high. Breleigh Ford was another key player, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.

Santa Fe kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 17 hits. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Buchholz didn't got any hits.

Santa Fe's win was their eighth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 16-1. Those road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.6 runs over those games. As for Keystone Heights, their loss dropped their record down to 6-12.