Softball Preview: Robertson Cardinals vs. Tularosa Wildcats
The Robertson Cardinals will head out on the road to square off against the Tularosa Wildcats at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
While Robertson's victory against Ruidoso wasn't quite the blowout they won the last time the pair played, they still came away the winners. Robertson skirted past Ruidoso 9-7. The win made it back-to-back victories for Robertson.
Ariana Sanchez made a splash while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out eight over five innings pitched. Sanchez has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Sanchez was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Selah Marrujo and Sarai Allen did most of the damage at the plate: Marrujo scored a run while going 3-for-4, while Allen got on base in three of her four plate appearances with a stolen base and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Emily Baca, who scored three runs and stole a base.
Meanwhile, Tularosa has not done well against Cobre recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. Tularosa came out on top in a nail-biter against Cobre and snuck past 12-11. Both teams can probably skip cardio this week after making that many trips around the bases.
Robertson now has a winning record of 6-5. As for Tularosa, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season.
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