
Fighting Colts
04/15/25 @ Santa Teresa | 20 |
03/08/25 @ Kirtland Central | 19 |
04/24/25 vs Santa Teresa | 15 |
03/14/25 vs Belen | 15 |
04/24/25 vs Santa Teresa | 14 |
Silver entered their tilt with Santa Teresa on Thursday with three consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with four. They never let the Desert Warriors get on the board and left with a 15-0 victory. The result was nothing new for the Fighting Colts, who have now won 13 matches by seven runs or more so far this season.
Azariah Madrid made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. Madrid was also stellar in the batter's box, going a perfect 2-for-2 with four RBI and one triple. Those four RBI gave her a new career-high.
In other batting news, Sophia Nemeth was incredible, going a perfect 2-for-2 with two stolen bases, three RBI, and one run. That's the most stolen bases she has posted since back in April of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Isabell Villa, who went 1-for-2 with two runs, one triple, and two RBI.
Silver was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .471. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .312 or higher in ten consecutive contests.
Silver pushed their record up to 17-4 with the win, which was their third straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.3 runs on average over those games. As for Santa Teresa, they have been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 9-9 record this season.
We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. Silver will take on rival Deming at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Santa Teresa is set to challenge their familiar foe Chaparral at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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