Santa Fe has enjoyed the comforts of home their last six games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will face off against the Los Lunas Tigers at 3:00 p.m. on Friday.
Tuesday just wasn't the day for Santa Fe's offense. They fell victim to a tough 13-0 loss at the hands of Hobbs on Tuesday.
Santa Fe saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brian Trujillo, who went 2-for-2 with a double.
Meanwhile, Los Lunas waltzed into their matchup on Saturday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They came out on top against the Monarchs by a score of 12-7.
Kaiden Reese was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also only allowed one walk). Reese was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Los Lunas got a big performance out of Fabian Trujillo, who scored three runs and stole three bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. Trujillo is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last ten games he's played. Another player making a difference was Jasiah Byers, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Santa Fe has not been sharp recently as the team has lost eight of their last nine games, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-13 record this season. As for Los Lunas, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 9-8.
Santa Fe suffered a grim 11-2 defeat to Los Lunas in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Thankfully for Santa Fe, Paul Cieremans (who struck out eight batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off seven hits) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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