There's no place like home for Santa Fe Trail, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Monday. They walked away with a 5-1 victory over the Wellsville Eagles on Tuesday. For the Chargers, this counts as revenge for the 6-5 win the Eagles walked away with the last time they faced one another back in April of 2024.
Alex Strother
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Alex Strother made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. He also tossed no walks, which is notable because Santa Fe Trail is 2-1 when he allows at most two walks, but 6-10 otherwise. Strother was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Rigley Sleichter, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with three stolen bases and one run. He has become a key player for Santa Fe Trail: the team is 4-2 when he posts at least two stolen bases, but 4-9 otherwise. Breylan Gleason was another key player, going 2-for-3 with one run and one RBI.
Santa Fe Trail always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .559. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Wellsville only posted an OBP of .286.
Santa Fe Trail pushed their record up to 8-11 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.2 runs on average over those games. As for Wellsville, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost eight of their last nine matches. That's put a noticeable dent in their 4-13 record this season.
Santa Fe Trail will have a chance to go back-to-back against Wellsville: the pair will be back at it again later today.
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