Softball Preview: Cobre Indians vs. Socorro Warriors
Cobre is 10-0 against Socorro since June of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Cobre Indians will head out on the road to take on the Socorro Warriors at 5:00 p.m. One thing working in Cobre's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last three matchups.
Cobre stacked a tenth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Saturday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Socorro a 15-0 shutout.
Destyni Martinez was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). Martinez has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances. Martinez was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-3 with three RBI, a triple, and a run.
In other batting news, Cobre let Analisa Tovar and Anahi Madrid loose on the outfield. Tovar went 3-for-3 with three runs, a triple, and two RBI, while Madrid scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Itzel Valdez, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all two of her plate appearances.
Cobre is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-6 record this season. As for Socorro, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-14.
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