It may have taken ten innings to finish the job, but Santa Fe ultimately got the result they hoped for on Saturday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Eldorado Golden Eagles 8-7. For the Demons, this counts as revenge for the 19-0 victory the Golden Eagles walked away with the last time they faced one another back in April of 2018.
Leah Gutierrez
| 05/03/25 vs Eldorado | 5 |
| 05/04/24 @ Rio Grande | 4 |
| 04/21/25 vs Manzano | 3 |
| 03/08/25 vs Belen | 3 |
| 03/15/24 vs Albuquerque Academy | 3 |
Leah Gutierrez was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She struck out ten batters over ten innings while giving up four earned runs off ten hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than eight strikeouts in three consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, going 3-for-5 with one home run, five runs, and two doubles. Those five runs gave her a new career-high.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on A'Mya Jeselink, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI, one run, and one double.
Santa Fe pushed their record up to 11-14 with the win, which was their third straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.0 runs over those games. As for Eldorado, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 13-12.
Santa Fe will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Golden Eagles: the pair will be back at it again later today.
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