The Santa Fe Indians will head out to take on the Friendswood Mustangs at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Santa Fe's pitching crew has only allowed 3.9 runs per game this season, so Friendswood's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Santa Fe is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering La Porte just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Friday. They took a 5-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Bulldogs.
Carlie Hrncir
| 03/07/25 vs La Porte | 9 |
| 03/04/25 @ Ball | 12 |
| 03/01/25 @ Hargrave | 6 |
Carlie Hrncir was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: she struck out nine batters over six innings while giving up four earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in three consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Santa Fe saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Katelynn Torres, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base.
Meanwhile, Friendswood entered their tilt with Iowa Colony on Friday with eight consecutive wins , and they'll enter their next game with nine. They never let the Pioneers get on the board and left with a 14-0 win. The Mustangs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 11 matches by six runs or more this season.
Friendswood's victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 16-1. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.0 runs over those games. As for Santa Fe, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-9.
Santa Fe suffered a grim 13-1 defeat to Friendswood when the teams last played back in April of 2024. Can Santa Fe avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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