If Southeast was riding high fresh off their 6-0 takedown of Capitol Hill last Thursday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Spartans fell just short of the Santa Fe South Saints by a score of 7-5 on Monday. The Spartans have struggled against the Saints recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive lost meeting.
Xzavier Aguilar put in work no matter where he played. He pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-low in earned runs (zero). He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Aguilar wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Julio Jaime, who went 1-for-3 with one RBI. That RBI marked the first that Jaime brought in this season.
Southeast's loss dropped their record down to 4-16. As for Santa Fe South, the victory (which was their seventh in a row) raised their record to 9-15.
While Southeast had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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