The Santa Fe Trail Chargers will head out on the road to face off against the Baldwin Bulldogs at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
On Tuesday, it was a hard-fought contest, but Santa Fe Trail had to settle for a 4-3 loss against Anderson County.
Santa Fe Trail saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Talan Long, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3. Long has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Bryce Torkelson, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base and two RBI.
Even though they lost, Santa Fe Trail didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 14 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Anderson County only tossed a.
Meanwhile, Baldwin was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 14-7 to Wellsville, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
Santa Fe Trail's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 17-4. As for Baldwin, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-10.
Santa Fe Trail took their win against Baldwin in their previous matchup back in April by a conclusive 17-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Santa Fe Trail since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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