Santa Fe Trail waltzed into their matchup on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Rossville Bulldogs a 3-0 shutout. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Santa Fe Trail also won the last time the pair played on Friday.
Luke Edwards was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 13 over seven innings pitched. Edwards has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two hits in five consecutive pitching appearances. Edwards was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
Edwards wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Bryce Torkelson, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Santa Fe Trail pushed their record up to 15-2 with that victory, which was their third straight at home. As for Rossville, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 10-4.
Santa Fe Trail will head out on the road to square off against Wellsville at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Santa Fe Trail's pitching crew has only allowed 2.6 runs per game this season, so Wellsville's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Rossville, they will be playing at home against Wamego at 4:30 p.m. on Monday.
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