The Santa Teresa Desert Warriors will head out on the road to take on the Artesia Bulldogs at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Santa Teresa is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.9 runs per game this season.
Santa Teresa heads in on the heels of a playoff match on Friday. They lost 10-0 to Artesia. Considering the last time Santa Teresa couldn't score was back in February, the team can't take the result too hard.
For Artesia's part, they got a big performance out of Jett Whitmire, who scored a run while going 3-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Jett Fuentes, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Santa Teresa's loss dropped their record down to 12-15. As for Artesia, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 14-13 record this season.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Saturday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Santa Teresa has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Artesia struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.9. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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