On Thursday, Cobre faced Santa Fe Indian in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Cobre Indians came out on top in a nail-biter against the Santa Fe Indian Braves and snuck past 4-3. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Cobre.
The team relied heavily on Livan Hernandez, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4.
On Santa Fe Indian's side, Talyn Kewalestena was huge no matter where he played even without the win. On the mound, he tossed 5.2 innings while giving up just two earned runs off eight hits (he also didn't allow any walks). Kewalestena was also big at the plate, going 3-for-3 with a stolen base, a double, and an RBI. Kewalestena is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: he's stolen at least one every time he's taken the field this season.
In other batting news, Dontrell Aguilar was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-3 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
Cobre has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-3-1 record this season. As for Santa Fe Indian, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 4-2.
Cobre will head out on the road to take on Hatch Valley at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Hatch Valley is coming into the game with four straight losses at home, meaning Cobre will have to defend against a team hungry for a win. Santa Fe Indian will take on Robertson at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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