After flying high against Gainesville last Wednesday, Santa Fe came back down to earth. Santa Fe fell 15-10 to the Trenton Tigers on Thursday. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Tigers this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 11-5 two weeks ago.
Jacob Avonda was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he pitched 4.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits. He has become a key player for Santa Fe: the team is 4-2 when he allows at most three earned runs, but 5-7 otherwise.
Angel Irizarry
| 03/27/25 vs Trenton | 3 |
| 03/12/25 @ Keystone Heights | 3 |
| 02/25/25 @ Dunnellon | 2 |
| 03/25/25 @ West Port | 1 |
| 03/11/25 @ North Marion | 1 |
| + 3 more games |
At the plate, Angel Irizarry made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored three runs and stole three bases while going 4-for-4. Santa Fe is 2-1 when Irizarry posts two or more stolen bases, but 7-8 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Jackson McDavid, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Even though they lost, Santa Fe was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .375. This was only their first loss (out of four games) when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Santa Fe's loss dropped their record down to 9-9. As for Trenton, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 13-3.
Looking ahead, Santa Fe will look to defend their home field on Friday against Osceola at 6:00 p.m. Osceola's pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so Santa Fe's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Trenton, they are taking a road trip to face off against Gainesville at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Gainesville has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 7.69 runs per game on average), something Trenton will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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