Softball Preview: Raton Tigers vs. Santa Fe Indian Braves
Raton is 2-8 against Santa Fe Indian since April of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Raton Tigers will look to defend their home field against the Santa Fe Indian Braves at 3:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Raton is is headed into Tuesday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Tuesday. They fell victim to a rough 19-9 defeat at the hands of Robertson.
Jennifer Mattorano was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Elaina Gigante, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 16 runs the game before, Santa Fe Indian was a bit more limited in their contest on Thursday. They fell just short of St. Michael's by a score of 3-2.
Lenaya Gachupin was cooking despite her team's loss, going 2-for-4 with a triple and a double. The team also got some help courtesy of Kayden Abetya, who went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Even though they lost, Santa Fe Indian hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as St. Michael's struck out five times.
Raton's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 9-6. As for Santa Fe Indian, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-6.
Raton took their win against Santa Fe Indian in their previous matchup last Thursday by a conclusive 22-1. Does Raton have another victory up their sleeve, or will Santa Fe Indian turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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