On Thursday, Silver faced Los Lunas in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Silver Fighting Colts fell just short of the Los Lunas Tigers by a score of 4-3. Silver has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Jayelyn Sanchez made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Even though they lost, Silver didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with ten strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
On Los Lunas' side, Brooke Baca spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just zero earned (and three unearned) runs on six hits and racked up eight Ks. Baca has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Aaliyah Vigil was excellent, going 1-for-3 with a home run.
Silver now has a losing record at 4-5. As for Los Lunas, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 4-1.
Silver is on the road again on Thursday to play Ruidoso at 3:00 p.m. As for Los Lunas, they will challenge Cobre at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Los Lunas is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.8 runs per game this season.
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