Santa Fe lost against Tocoi Creek back in May of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Santa Fe Raiders fell just short of the Tocoi Creek Toros by a score of 6-4. Santa Fe has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Santa Fe saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cooper Ruppert, who scored a run while going 3-for-4.
On Tocoi Creek's side, Jack Svendsen looked comfortable as he pitched 2.1 innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits (he also only allowed one walk). Svendsen has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Dewell Landess was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Andy Lemaster, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Santa Fe's defeat dropped their record down to 4-9. As for Tocoi Creek, the victory (which was their 11th in a row) raised their record to 12-2.
Santa Fe will look to defend their home field on Friday against Dunnellon at 7:00 p.m. Dunnellon's pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so Santa Fe's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Tocoi Creek, they will head out on the road to square off against Clay at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Tocoi Creek is looking to tack on another W to their five-game streak on the road.
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