On Wednesday, Silver Lake faced Santa Fe Trail in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Silver Lake Eagles' pitchers stepped up to hand the Santa Fe Trail Chargers a 1-0 shutout. Winning may never get old, but Silver Lake sure is getting used to it with their sixth in a row.
For Santa Fe Trail's part, Kaelee Washington spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on five hits and racked up 12 Ks. Washington has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in 15 consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Santa Fe Trail saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Addalyn Sleichter, who went 2-for-3 with a double.
Silver Lake's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 17-2. As for Santa Fe Trail, their defeat dropped their record down to 22-5.
As of now, neither Silver Lake nor Santa Fe Trail have any future games scheduled.
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