Santa Fe fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against Los Alamos on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Los Alamos Hilltoppers by a score of 7-6. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Santa Fe in their matchups with Los Alamos: they've now lost eight in a row.
Brian Trujillo was huge no matter where he played even without the win. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over 5.1 innings pitched. Trujillo was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 1-for-5.
In other batting news, Darrell Carbajal was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Max Branch was another key contributor, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Even though they lost, Santa Fe was hitting in the alleys and finished the game with four doubles. That's the most doubles they've managed all season.
Santa Fe has fallen quite a ways from their 17-8 record last season and are now at 2-8. As for Los Alamos, their win was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-4.
Santa Fe will take on Farmington at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for Los Alamos, they have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome Espanola Valley at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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