Socorro had lost ten straight on the road dating back to last season, but on Thursday they dropped down to 6-11 to make it 11. They came up short against the Tularosa Wildcats, falling 16-1. Having soared to a lofty 24 runs in the game before, the Warriors couldn't push the score so high this time.
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Socorro saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tatjana Castillo, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base and one run. Castillo is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now snagged at least one in each of the last four games she's played.
As for Tularosa, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games. That's provided a massive bump to their 11-7 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.4 runs on average over those games.
On Tularosa's side, Gabby Salas was a major factor no matter where she played. She struck out eight batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits (and only one walk). Those eight strikeouts gave Salas a new career-high. She was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with three runs, one double, and one RBI.
In other batting news, Tularosa got a massive performance out of Kayleigh Bigas, who got on base in three of her four plate appearances with three runs, three RBI, and one triple. That triple was Bigas' first of the season. Another player making a difference was Ani Sambrano, who got on base in all four of her plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.
While Socorro 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 Friday.
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