Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Santa Fe). They blew past the Sinton Pirates 16-1 on Thursday. The team's explosion at the plate also rewarded the Indians with their most commanding win of the season.
Aubrey Withers looked comfortable as she struck out eight batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (and not a single walk). She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances.
Stella Rippard
| 02/20/25 vs Sinton | 4 |
| 03/05/24 vs Ball | 3 |
| 02/29/24 @ Foster | 3 |
| 04/02/24 @ Ball | 2 |
| 03/02/24 vs George Ranch | 2 |
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Stella Rippard, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with three runs, four RBI, and one triple. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in RBI. Katelynn Torres was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-3.
Santa Fe always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .625. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Santa Fe has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs over those games. Sinton is on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-6.
Looking ahead, Santa Fe will venture away from home to square off against King at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Sinton, they will square off against Centennial at 1:30 p.m. on Friday. Centennial is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.2 runs per game this season.
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