Goddard barely beat Santa Fe Indian the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Goddard Rockets were the clear victor by a 16-3 margin over the Santa Fe Indian Braves on Saturday. With that win, the Rockets brought their scoring average up to 7 runs per game.
Audrina Palma-Garcia made a big impact no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. Palma-Garcia was also solid in the batter's box, getting no hits from her three at bats.
In other batting news, Jorelianis Guzman was a standout: she went 2-for-3 with three RBI, one triple, and one stolen base. That triple marked the first that she hit this season. Roxanna Serrano was another key player, going 3-for-4 with three runs, one triple, and one RBI.
Goddard always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .600. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Santa Fe Indian only posted an OBP of .182.
Rockets
| 03/15/25 vs Santa Fe Indian | 16-3 |
| 03/15/25 vs Santa Fe Indian | 2-0 |
| 03/13/25 vs Clovis | 21-9 |
| 03/13/25 vs Clovis | 10-0 |
The victory was the fourth in a row for Goddard, bringing their record for this year to 5-3. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to strikeouts: they averaged an imposing 8.25 strikeouts in those games compared to only 2.75 in the others. As for Santa Fe Indian, their loss was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-3.
Coming up, Goddard will take on Bernalillo in a tournament on Thursday. One thing working in Bernalillo's favor is that they have posted at least ten runs in their last three matchups. As for Santa Fe Indian, they wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next game, a 15-3 win against McCurdy on the 17th.
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