Robertson waltzed into their matchup on Thursday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They skirted past the Santa Fe Demons 5-3. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Robertson also won the last time the pair played on Thursday.
Rico Montoya made a splash while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out nine over five innings pitched. Montoya has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Montoya was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
Montoya wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Elijah Ortiz, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
On Santa Fe's side, Aldo Morales was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he tossed five innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off seven hits.
At the plate, Darrell Carbajal made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while going 3-for-4.
Robertson has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a massive bump to their 12-7 record this season. As for Santa Fe, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-17.
Robertson is on the road again on Tuesday to play West Las Vegas at 5:00 p.m. West Las Vegas is coming into the game with seven straight victories at home, so Robertson will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum. As for Santa Fe, they will head out on the road to take on Manzano at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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