The Santa Fe Indian Braves will take on the West Las Vegas Dons at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Santa Fe Indian has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with three straight losses, while West Las Vegas will come in with eight straight wins.
The home team had won the previous four meetings between Santa Fe Indian and Robertson, and Robertson kept the tradition alive. The Braves fell 5-1 to the Cardinals on Tuesday.
Santa Fe Indian saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Misha Martinez, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one RBI.
12 must be West Las Vegas' lucky number: they beat Miyamura with that score not once but twice on Friday. The Dons blew past the Patriots 12-3. The result was nothing new for the Dons, who have now won 16 games by six runs or more so far this season.
Malie Satete made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 11 over 6.2 innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in 17 consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with one home run, four RBI, and one stolen base.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Aliana Otero, who went 3-for-4 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI. Those three hits gave her a new career-high. Yesenia Esquibel was another key player, going 2-for-4 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
West Las Vegas always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .529. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Miyamura only posted an OBP of .241.
West Las Vegas pushed their record up to 19-4 with the victory, which was their tenth straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for Santa Fe Indian, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-11.
Santa Fe Indian might still be hurting after the 16-2 loss they got from West Las Vegas in their previous meeting back in April. Will the Braves have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.
