It was a good run, but Santa Fe Trail unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Wellsville Eagles by a score of 6-5. Santa Fe Trail was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Wellsville apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played on Tuesday.
Kyle Strother was huge no matter where he played even without the win. On the mound, he didn't allow a single hit, only two earned runs while striking out eight over five innings pitched. Strother was even better at the plate, firing off two home runs and four RBI while going 3-for-4.
Strother wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Trent Sleichter, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4.
Santa Fe Trail's loss dropped their record down to 16-3. As for Wellsville, their win bumped their record up to 5-9.
Santa Fe Trail will look to defend their home field on Friday against Silver Lake at 4:30 p.m. Silver Lake knows how to get runs on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy run totals in its past three matches -- so hopefully Santa Fe Trail likes a good challenge. As for Wellsville, they will head out on the road to challenge Baldwin at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Baldwin is coming into the contest with five straight defeats at home, meaning Wellsville will have to defend against a team hungry for a victory.
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