Softball Preview: Robertson Cardinals vs. Raton Tigers
Robertson is 10-0 against Raton since June of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Robertson Cardinals will head out on the road to challenge the Raton Tigers at 3:00 p.m. Robertson is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9 runs per game this season.
Robertson can now show off eight landslide victories after their most recent contest on Saturday. Everything went their way against Santa Fe Indian as Robertson made off with an 11-1 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Robertson.
Taylor Quintana was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Quintana has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Quintana was also big at the plate, going 3-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Anissa Sanchez, who scored two runs while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, Raton unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Tuesday. They lost 14-8 to West Las Vegas.
Robertson has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-8 record this season. As for Raton, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 13-7.
Robertson took their victory against Raton when the teams last played back in April by a conclusive 19-9. The rematch might be a little tougher for Robertson since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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