The Santa Fe Demons will take on the Santa Teresa Desert Warriors in a tournament on Friday. Santa Fe has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with 16 straight losses, while Santa Teresa will come in with three straight wins.
Things were looking good for Santa Fe after they put the first points on the board on Thursday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They lost 11-1 to Deming.
Santa Fe saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Darrell Carbajal, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
While Santa Teresa didn't have the best season last year (they finished 12-16), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They were the clear victor by a 14-6 margin over Andress on Saturday. The result was nothing new for the Desert Warriors, who have now won four games by eight runs or more so far this season.
Gavin Garcia was incredible, scoring four runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Those four runs gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Sebastian Martinez, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Santa Teresa always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .533. That was just more of the same: they've now posted an OBP of .533 or higher in three consecutive matchups.
Santa Teresa's victory was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-1. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 7.8 runs. As for Santa Fe, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-4.
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