Baseball Recap: Santa Fe Indian has no trouble against West Las Vegas

By Team Reports May 5, 2024, 7:51pm

Baseball Recap: Santa Fe Indian Braves vs. West Las Vegas Dons

In what's become a running theme this season, Santa Fe Indian gave their fans yet another huge win on Thursday. Everything went their way against the West Las Vegas Dons as the Santa Fe Indian Braves made off with an 8-1 victory. The win was nothing new for Santa Fe Indian as they're now sitting on three straight.

Jeremy Martinez made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. Martinez has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in eight consecutive pitching appearances. Martinez was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Nathaniel Aguilar, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3. He hasn't dropped below three RBI for three straight games. Another player making a difference was Myles Dorame, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.

On West Las Vegas' side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Estevan Collins, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.

Santa Fe Indian has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-4 record this season. As for West Las Vegas, their defeat dropped their record down to 16-5.

Santa Fe Indian will head out on the road to challenge Robertson at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Robertson is coming into the matchup with six straight losses at home, meaning Santa Fe Indian will have to defend against a squad hungry for a victory. West Las Vegas will take on Rehoboth Christian at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday.

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