Baseball Preview: Santa Fe Trail Chargers vs. St. Marys Bears
The Santa Fe Trail Chargers will head out on the road to square off against the St. Marys Bears at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Santa Fe Trail has eight straight victories, St. Marys has six straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Santa Fe Trail put the finishing touches on their sixth blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 17-2 margin over Baldwin.
Chad Robert made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also only allowed one walk). Robert has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. Robert was also big at the plate, getting no hits from his two at bats.
In other batting news, Santa Fe Trail got a big performance out of Bryce Torkelson, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-2. Another player making a difference was Talan Long, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, St. Marys fell victim to a rough 11-1 loss at the hands of Silver Lake on Thursday.
St. Marys saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kodyn Moylan, who went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Santa Fe Trail's win was their 17th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-0. They've been dominating during the games in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 9.5 runs. As for St. Marys, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-4.
St. Marys' pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Santa Fe Trail has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 11.9 hits per game. It's a different story for St. Marys, though, as they've been averaging 13.5. Given Santa Fe Trail's sizable advantage in that area, St. Marys will need to find a way to close that gap. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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