Santa Fe dropped their record down to 17-13 on Friday, which also ended the team's five-game streak of wins at home. They fell just short of Port Neches-Groves by a score of 5-4. Santa Fe was not able to repeat the success they had when they faced Port Neches-Groves earlier this season, when they won 12-1.
Santa Fe saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Katelynn Torres, who went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases and one run.
As for Port Neches-Groves, they are on a roll lately: they've won 20 of their last 23 matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 26-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.4 runs on average over those games.
On Port Neches-Groves' side, Mckayla Hranicky made a big impact no matter where she played. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 13 over eight innings pitched. Hranicky was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with one stolen base, one run, and one double.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Kiana Ledoux, who went 1-for-4 with two RBI, one run, and one double. Another player making a difference was Mya Beresford, who went 2-for-4 with one double and one RBI.
While Santa Fe had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled on Saturday.
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