Baseball Preview: Cobre Indians vs. Santa Fe Indian Braves
After two games on the road, Cobre is heading back home. They will take on the Santa Fe Indian Braves at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
On Tuesday, everything went Cobre's way against Silver as Cobre made off with a 9-2 victory.
Isamel Dominguez and Niko Trujillo were a major factor no matter where they played. On the mound, Dominguez pitched four innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits. Meanwhile, Trujillo struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and only one walk). At the plate, Dominguez went 2-for-4 with two runs and a triple, while Trujillo scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-5.
In other batting news, Gavin Chuy and Cesar Jimenez did most of the damage at the plate: Chuy scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-3, while Jimenez scored two runs while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Eric Harrington, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Santa Fe Indian made easy work of McCurdy on Wednesday and carried off a 19-9 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Santa Fe Indian.
Santa Fe Indian let Nathaniel Aguilar and Terrance Crespin loose on the outfield. Aguilar scored four runs and stole seven bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances, while Crespin went 3-for-3 with two triples, two stolen bases, and three runs. Aguilar is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: he's stolen at least one every time he's taken the field this season. Another player making a difference was Dominic Fradua, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 3-for-4.
Cobre has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3-1 record this season. As for Santa Fe Indian, their victory bumped their record up to 4-1.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Cobre has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.4 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Santa Fe Indian struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other baseball content.
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