Softball Preview: Tucumcari Rattlers vs. Santa Rosa Lions
The Tucumcari Rattlers will head out on the road to square off against the Santa Rosa Lions at 3:00 p.m. on Monday.
Tucumcari's hitters might be in the hot seat on Monday considering what happened against Dexter on Thursday. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 8-0 walloping at the hands of the Demons. Tucumcari has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Tucumcari saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Haisley Huffman, who went 2-for-3 with two doubles.
Meanwhile, Santa Rosa won against Clayton on Thursday with 15 runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Saturday. Santa Rosa skirted past McCurdy 15-14. The win made it back-to-back victories for Santa Rosa.
Leah Moncayo made a splash while hitting and pitching. She tossed three innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off one hit. Moncayo was also stellar in the batter's box, going 1-for-4 with two stolen bases, two runs, and a triple.
In other batting news, Angelina Silva was incredible, getting on base in four of her five plate appearances with a home run, three runs, and three RBI. Another player making a difference was Kasydi Chavez, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances.
Tucumcari's loss dropped their record down to 6-5. As for Santa Rosa, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a massive bump to their 8-8 record this season.
Everything went Tucumcari's way against Santa Rosa in their previous matchup back in March as Tucumcari made off with a 17-0 victory. Will Tucumcari repeat their success, or does Santa Rosa have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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