Softball Recap: Raton Extends Winning Streak to Four

Tigers

Margin (Wins)

04/18/25 @ Santa Rosa	18
03/28/25 vs Tucumcari	18
04/18/25 @ Santa Rosa	16
04/15/25 vs Pecos	16
04/08/25 vs Tucumcari	16

Raton extended their winning streak to four on Friday, bumping their season record up to 10-9 in the process. Everything went their way against the Santa Rosa Lions as they made off with a 21-3 win. The result was nothing new for the Tigers, who have now won eight games by 15 runs or more so far this season.

Jaylynn Quintana was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive appearances. She was even better at the plate, going 2-for-4 with five RBI, two runs, and one triple. Those two hits gave her a new career-high.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Brooklyn Marquez, who went a perfect 4-for-4 with five runs, two stolen bases, and three RBI. Those five runs gave her a new career-high. Jauzlyn Bone also deserves some recognition as she got her first hits of the season.

Raton always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .733. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Santa Rosa only posted an OBP of .364.

As for Santa Rosa, they now have a losing record of 7-8. They have struggled against Raton recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost meeting.

On Santa Rosa's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Angelina Silva, who went 2-for-3 with one run and one double. Another was Kaidyn Chavez, who got on base in two of her three plate appearances with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.

We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. Raton will challenge rival Clayton at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Meanwhile, Santa Rosa is set to take on their familiar foe Tucumcari at 4:00 p.m. on Monday.