Santa Fe Trail stacked an eighth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. They never let the Osawatomie Trojans onto the board and left with a 20-0 victory. That's more bragging rights for Santa Fe Trail, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Luke Edwards made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also only allowed one walk). Edwards has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up a single hit in four consecutive pitching appearances. Edwards was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with four RBI and a run.
In other pitching news, Jalen Smith looked comfortable as he pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks).
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Kyle Strother, who scored four runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Trent Sleichter, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Santa Fe Trail's win was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-1. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 14.7 runs per game. As for Osawatomie, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-6.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Santa Fe Trail beat Osawatomie by a score of 15-4 later that day.
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