Portales dropped to 5-8 on Thursday, ending the team's three-game streak of wins at home. They came up short against the St. Michael's Horsemen, falling 10-2. The Rams were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Horsemen apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in April of 2025.
Portales saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tandi Foreman, who went 1-for-3 with one triple and two RBI. That triple marked the first that Foreman has hit this season.
As for St. Michael's, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 8-1. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 16.3 runs over those games.
On St. Michael's side, Nadia Cedillo spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on six hits and racked up 17 Ks. Cedillo has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in five consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, St. Michael's let Karolina Ruiz and Mariella Ruiz run wild. Karolina went 3-for-4 with one home run and six RBI, while Mariella got on base in all four of her plate appearances with two stolen bases, three runs, and one double. Those six RBI gave Karolina a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Aaliyah Gallegos, who got on base in three of her four plate appearances with two runs.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: St. Michael's beat Portales by a score of 13-11 later that day.
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