Santa Fe Trail waltzed into their game on Wednesday with seven straight wins... but they left with eight. They walked away with a 5-1 win over the Rossville Bulldogs. This was payback for Santa Fe Trail, who suffered a 16-2 loss the last time these two teams met.
Kaelee Washington spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered one run (which was unearned) on two hits and racked up seven Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in 14 consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Gretchen Huizenga, who went 1-for-4 with a home run and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Reese Black, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Santa Fe Trail has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 22-4 record this season. As for Rossville, their defeat dropped their record down to 13-3.
Santa Fe Trail is on the road again on Wednesday to play Silver Lake at 3:30 p.m. One thing working in Silver Lake's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last five matchups. Rossville does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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