Santa Fe took care of business in their home opener (barely) on Tuesday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 6-4 win over the Vanguard Knights. For the Raiders, this counts as revenge for the 11-1 victory the Knights walked away with the last time they faced one another back in April of 2024.
Makenna Payne
| 02/18/25 vs Vanguard | 10 |
| 04/25/24 @ Hamilton County | 0 |
| 04/23/24 @ Vanguard | 1 |
| 04/18/24 @ The Villages Charter | 10 |
Makenna Payne tossed a big game, striking out ten batters over 6.2 innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits. That's the most strikeouts she has posted since back in April of 2024.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Maren Hornsby, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Ainslea Kelsoe, who went 2-for-4 with three RBI.
Santa Fe was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .381. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Vanguard only posted a batting average of .174.
Santa Fe has already played their next game, a 13-4 win against Lafayette on the 21st. As for Vanguard, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next match, a 4-0 defeat against Forest on the 25th.
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