The Santa Fe Indian Braves will head out on the road to square off against the West Las Vegas Dons at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday. Santa Fe Indian is looking to tack on another W to their four-game streak on the road.
Things were looking good for Santa Fe Indian after they put the first points on the board on Thursday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They fell just short of St. Michael's by a score of 6-5.
Nathaniel Aguilar put in work no matter where he played. He struck out nine batters over 5.1 innings while giving up four earned runs off seven hits. Aguilar was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Myles Dorame was cooking despite his team's loss, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two RBI and a double. Another player making a difference was Takoda Jones, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, West Las Vegas stacked a tenth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Raton with a sharp 20-4 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for West Las Vegas.
Santa Fe Indian's loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 17-5. As for West Las Vegas, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 18-5 record this season.
Santa Fe Indian took their win against West Las Vegas in their previous matchup last Thursday by a conclusive 8-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Santa Fe Indian since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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