Santaluces scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Thursday. Everything went their way against the Leonard Lancers as the Santaluces Chiefs made off with an 18-3 win. The team's explosion at the plate also rewarded Santaluces with their most commanding win of the season.
Samir Hurtado was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also didn't allow any walks). Hurtado was also big at the plate, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with a triple and two RBI.
In other batting news, Santaluces got a massive performance out of Samuel Almonte, who scored two runs while going 2-for-2. Matthew Martinez was another key contributor, scoring three runs while going 1-for-2.
On Leonard's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Victor Garcia-Gosling, who went 2-for-2 with two RBI and a double. The team also got some help courtesy of Steven Montes de Oca Napoles, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Santaluces is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 6-9 record this season. As for Leonard, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-4 record this season.
Santaluces will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against Palm Beach Central at 4:30 p.m. Palm Beach Central is coming into the matchup with three straight victories at home, so Santaluces will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum. Leonard will take on Forest Hill at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Leonard is facing Forest Hill at the right time seeing as Forest Hill is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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