Baseball Recap: Santa Rosa Lions vs. Texico Wolverines
Santa Rosa came tearing into Tuesday's matchup with 14 straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9.1 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They put the hurt on the Texico Wolverines with a sharp 20-7 win. Santa Rosa might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won 11 contests by eight runs or more this season.
The team relied heavily on Joshua Cordova, who went 3-for-4 with a home run, seven RBI, and three runs. He continues to roll, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. Daniel Zamora was another key contributor, scoring three runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
On Texico's side, Easton Cooper was cooking despite his team's loss, going 4-for-4 with a home run, three runs, and four RBI. Another player making a difference was Bryce Cooper, who went 2-for-4 with a stolen base, a double, and an RBI.
Santa Rosa's victory was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-1. As for Texico, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-7.
Santa Rosa will head out on the road to square off against Clayton at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Clayton has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 8.91 runs per game on average), something Santa Rosa will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Texico, they are on the road again on Friday to play Pecos at 3:00 p.m. Pecos is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 11.4 runs per game this season.
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