The Dexter Demons are on the road again on Thursday to play the Cobre Indians at 9:00 a.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Dexter is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They blew past Raton 12-2.
Meanwhile, Cobre came tearing into Wednesday's match with seven straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 16.1 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They put the hurt on the Skyhawks with a sharp 14-1 win.
Destyni Martinez made a big impact no matter where she played. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out nine over five innings pitched. Martinez has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in eight consecutive pitching appearances. Martinez was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, Cobre got a massive performance out of Isenya Silva, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Ycenia Tellez was another key contributor, going 2-for-2 with three runs, a triple, and a double.
Dexter has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 17-8 record this season. As for Cobre, their victory bumped their record up to 21-6.
Dexter came up short against Cobre in their previous matchup back in March, falling 6-2. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Cobre's Bella Saiz, who struck out 16 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits (and only one walk). Now that Dexter knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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