After a string of six wins, Santa Fe Indian's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They fell just short of the St. Michael's Horsemen by a score of 6-5. Santa Fe Indian was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as St. Michael's apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played on Thursday.
Nathaniel Aguilar put in work while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out nine batters over 5.1 innings while giving up four earned runs off seven hits. Aguilar was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Myles Dorame made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two RBI and a double. Another player making a difference was Takoda Jones, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
On St. Michael's side, the team relied heavily on Sabiani Rios, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Michael Giesler, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Santa Fe Indian's defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 17-5. As for St. Michael's, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a massive bump to their 17-9 record this season.
Santa Fe Indian will head out on the road to square off against West Las Vegas at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday. West Las Vegas is on a four-game streak of home wins, Santa Fe Indian a four-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field. St. Michael's does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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