Baseball Recap: Santa Fe Gets the Win

It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Santa Fe had no problem doing just that on Saturday. They came out on top against Port Neches-Groves by a score of 9-5. This was a revenge game for Santa Fe: when they faced off against Port Neches-Groves on Thursday, they had to take a 6-4 defeat.

Jackson Higgins

Hits (Career)

05/03/25 vs Port Neches-Groves	3
04/25/25 vs Ball	2
04/22/25 @ Texas City	2
04/01/25 @ Ball	2
03/07/25 vs Katy Taylor	2

The team relied heavily on Jackson Higgins, who went 3-for-4 with three runs, one stolen base, and one double. Those three hits gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Johnathan Baccinelli, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with three runs and two RBI.

Santa Fe hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. The team has now struck out at least five batters in four consecutive matchups.

Santa Fe's win bumped their record up to 16-11. As for Port Neches-Groves, their loss dropped their record down to 19-7.

The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Santa Fe beat Port Neches-Groves by a score of 9-5 later that day.